A military aide holds the Medal of Honor during a presentation ceremony in the East Room of the White House on July 18, 2016. Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty Images
President Donald Trump on Monday evening signed a bill into law that would nearly quadruple pensions for Medal of Honor recipients.
The Medal of Honor Act, which was introduced in the House by Rep. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) and in the Senate by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), increases the pension for Medal of Honor recipients from its current rate of $16,880.76 annually to about $67,000 annually, representing a nearly fourfold increase.
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