House · Roll call 51 · Feb. 26, 2025

A vote to pass an amended version of H.R. 695, the Medal of Honor Act, using a fast-track procedure that requires a two-thirds majority.

Passed424–0 Passage
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Bill
H.R. 695, Medal of Honor Act
← Most liberalThe aisleMost conservative →
YesNoPresentDid not vote
Each dot is one current member, in the same seat as on their member page, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how they voted. Seats show current members. Members who have since left Congress appear in the list below.

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 211 · No 0 · Did not vote 4
Republicans
Yes 213 · No 0 · Did not vote 5

Most Democrats voted Yes (211 of 215).

Most Republicans voted Yes (213 of 218).

About this vote

The bill increases the monthly special pension for living Medal of Honor recipients and bars the Department of Veterans Affairs from also raising it for inflation in a year when it was already increased. Suspending the rules is a fast-track procedure that requires a two-thirds vote; the bill passed.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Medal of Honor Act This act increases the monthly special pension for living Medal of Honor recipients. The act also prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from increasing the amount of the pension for inflation if the amount was already increased during such year.

How each member voted

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