H.R. 695 · 119th Congress

Medal of Honor Act

Introduced on Jan 23, 2025 by Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22). 4 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Became Public Law 119-43.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 119-43
Introduced
Jan 23, 2025
Cosponsors
4
1 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rate of the special pension payable to Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Inflation and prices
  • Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Dec 1, 2025). Public domain.

Medal of Honor Act

This act increases the monthly special pension for living Medal of Honor recipients. The act also prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from increasing the amount of the pension for inflation if the amount was already increased during such year.

Additionally, the act extends a limitation on the pension paid to veterans who reside in Medicaid nursing homes and have no spouse or child. Currently, such pensions are limited to $90 per month through November 30, 2031. The act extends this limitation through January 31, 2033.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Troy E. NehlsR-TX-22Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Feb 26, 2025· House· Passage· Passed 424–0

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jan 23, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jan 23, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jan 23, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  4. Feb 26, 2025 · HouseMr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  5. Feb 26, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H857-859)
  6. Feb 26, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 695.
  7. Feb 26, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 0 (Roll no. 51). (text: CR H857)House · Roll call 51
  8. Feb 26, 2025 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 0 (Roll no. 51). (text: CR H857)House · Roll call 51
  9. Feb 26, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  10. Feb 27, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  11. Nov 7, 2025Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  12. Nov 7, 2025 · SenateSenate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  13. Nov 7, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  14. Nov 7, 2025 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7976-7977)
  15. Nov 7, 2025 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  16. Nov 25, 2025Presented to President.
  17. Nov 25, 2025 · HousePresented to President.
  18. Dec 1, 2025Signed by President.
  19. Dec 1, 2025Signed by President.
  20. Dec 1, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-43.
  21. Dec 1, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-43.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.

Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2 reports
    $325.1K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2026.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.