3.0.0 3491 2023-01-11T13:29:53Z 2023-01-11T13:29:53Z House HR 2015-09-11 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 131 (Friday, September 11, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. JOLLY:H.R. 3491.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, section 8, of the Constitution of the UnitedStates.[Page H5975]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2015-09-25T21:41:31Z Referred to 2015-09-11T13:01:05Z 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. 114 2022 S 2015-10-06 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-242. Identical bill CRS Veterans Homeless Programs, Caregiver Services, and Other Improvements Act of 2015 114 425 S 2016-12-07 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 716. Related bill CRS 2015-09-25 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2015-09-11 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2015-09-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-09-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000296 Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13] David Jolly R FL W. 13 N C001096 Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large] Kevin Cramer R ND 0 2015-09-29 False G000558 Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] Brett Guthrie R KY 2 2015-12-18 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional tributes Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-09-11 Introduced in House 2015-09-17T20:21:43Z 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.

]]> To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes. Display Title To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of special pension for Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3491ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3491ih.xml 2015-09-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.