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House bill · 119th Congress · Public Law 119-43

Medal of Honor Act

H.R. 695Introduced Jan 23, 2025Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Became law on Dec 1, 2025.

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rate of the special pension payable to Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Troy Nehls R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Dec 1, 2025 — Became Public Law No: 119-43.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 695.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 11, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 695, last updated July 11, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

Vote results

1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 695. The vote that moved the bill is first.

1HOUSE · FEB 26, 2025

Passed the House

424–0PASSED
R 213–0 D 211–0

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · roll 51 · 9 not voting

Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.

Cosponsors

4 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 1 Democrat

1 of 4 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.

Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Chris Pappas (D-NH), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Troy Nehls.

Related bills

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Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-22 district

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.