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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

MEDAL Act of 2025

S. 214Introduced Jan 23, 2025Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Official title: A bill 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: Sen. Ted Cruz R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: May 21, 2025 — Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86.

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

7 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 2 Democrats

2 of 7 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.

Ted Budd (R-NC), John Cornyn (R-TX), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), James Justice (R-WV), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Raphael Warnock (D-GA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Ted Cruz.

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Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.