US Congress Senate Bill 2022 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on September 10 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-10-06 - Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes. This bill increases the special monthly pension for living Medal of Honor recipients. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) shall not make an annual pension increase for such recipients, effective December 1, 2016, if the increased monthly pension under this Act takes effect before such date. If the VA does not make the December 1, 2016 increase, however, annual increases shall resume as of December 1, 2017.

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes.

Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]

Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]

Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-10-06	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
2015-09-10	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

HB3491 (Same As) 2015-09-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
SB2921 (Related) 2016-05-16 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 467.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2022/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2022/BILLS-114s2022is.pdf