legislation: 96-s-2464
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| 96-s-2464 | 96 | s | 2464 | A bill to amend section 562 of title 38, United States Code, to authorize the payment of a special pension to the surviving spouses of persons awarded the Medal of Honor, posthumously. | Armed Forces and National Security | 1980-03-21 | 1980-03-21 | Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | Senate | Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY] | WY | R | S000429 | 0 | Authorizes payment of a special pension of $100 a month to the surviving spouse of any person who has served on active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States, and who has been awarded the Medal of Honor, posthumously. Provides for continued payment of such pension until the surviving spouse dies or remarries. | 2025-01-14T17:02:09Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/senate-bill/2464 |