House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Medal of Honor Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 9, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 9, 2023 — Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1514.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NEHLS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 45, March 9, 2023, Page H1251):Article I, Section 8, clause 14 of the U.S. Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: Increases Medal of Honor Recipient's pension paySource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 9, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 148 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1514, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/1514
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 11, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
384164be9fda57ab0c8496d9b3fdfcadc499990ca1ac3c1ec65fe4314517edd3
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 11, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
8 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 8 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Michael Waltz (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Troy Nehls.
- H.R. 8692 (118th) Amtrak Transparency and Accountability for Passengers and Taxpayers Act
- H.R. 3381 (118th) National Law Enforcement Officers Remembrance, Support and Community Outreach Act
- H.R. 1761 (118th) Let Experienced Pilots Fly Act of 2023
- H.R. 8996 (118th) Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2024
- H.R. 6980 (118th) DOCTORS Act
- H.R. 5879 (118th) Drone Research and Innovation for Law Enforcement Act of 2023
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.