Sergeant Gary Beikirch Medal of Honor Act

Bill: 117-hr-8972
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
Introduced: 2022-09-22
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2022-10-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-09-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Sergeant Gary Beikirch Medal of Honor Act</b></p> <p>This bill allows a surviving spouse of a Medal of Honor recipient to receive a special pension concurrently with dependency and indemnity compensation.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8972 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 22, 2022 Mr. Morelle 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sergeant Gary Beikirch Medal of Honor Act . 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).