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Sergeant Gary Beikirch Medal of Honor Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow a surviving spouse of a Medal of Honor recipient to receive a special pension concurrently with dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.

Introduced Jan 28, 2025

Latest action (Mar 4, 2025) Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Referred to
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Issues
Defense

Summary

This bill would amend veterans benefits law to allow surviving spouses of Medal of Honor recipients to receive both a Medal of Honor special pension and dependency and indemnity compensation concurrently. Currently, law restricts Medal of Honor survivors from receiving both benefits simultaneously. The bill removes that restriction by striking a provision in title 38 of the U.S. Code, enabling surviving spouses to collect both forms of compensation.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
5 cosponsors

Actions (3)
  1. Mar 4, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. · house
  2. Jan 28, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
  3. Jan 28, 2025 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

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  • S 214 — MEDAL Act of 2025 · Introduced May 21, 2025 · Cong. 119 71%
  • HR 790 — To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize an individual who is awarded the Purple Heart for service in the Armed Forces to transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to a family member, and for other purposes. · Introduced Mar 4, 2025 · Cong. 119 65%
  • HR 4807 — Cold War Service Medal Act · Introduced Oct 24, 2019 · Cong. 116 65%
  • HR 3710 — Loved Ones Interment Act · Introduced Jun 4, 2025 · Cong. 119 65%
  • HR 5090 — HONOR Act · Introduced Sep 2, 2025 · Cong. 119 64%
  • HR 3031 — Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act · Introduced Jun 11, 2025 · Cong. 119 63%

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 28, 2025

Mr. Morelle (for himself, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Kennedy of New York, and Ms. Moore of Wisconsin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

A BILL

To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow a surviving spouse of a Medal of Honor recipient to receive a special pension concurrently with dependency and indemnity compensation, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Sergeant Gary Beikirch Medal of Honor Act”.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF MEDAL OF HONOR SPECIAL PENSION PROVISIONS TO ALLOW CONCURRENT BENEFITS.

Section 1562(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking subparagraph (C). <all>

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