S 730 · 105th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

A bill to make retroactive the entitlement of certain Medal of Honor recipients to the special pension provided for persons entered and recorded on the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll.

Introduced 1997-05-08· Sponsored by Sen. Kempthorne, Dirk [R-ID]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 591.(1998-09-21)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Makes retroactive from specified dates the entitlement of three named Medal of Honor recipients to the special monthly pension provided to Medal recipients whose names have been entered and recorded on the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard Medal of Honor Roll. Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay to the next of kin any accrued pension due to any such individual who died before receiving full payment.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

S. 730, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rate of special pension for persons in the Medal of Honor roll and to make retroactive the entitlement of certain Medal of Honor recipients to the special pension

Oct 8, 1997

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on October 7, 1997

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S. 730, A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to Medal of Honor special pension, life insurance, and burial benefits, and for other purposes

Aug 11, 1998

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on July 28, 1998

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Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (4)

1 Democrat3 Republicans