The House passed a bill that quadruples the pensions of Medal of Honor winners on Wednesday with bipartisan approval.

This bill was passed by the House with a score of 424-0. The bill, if passed by both the Senate and the President, would increase the pay of those receiving the highest award in the military from $16,880 to $67.500.

The bill’s supporters, including Reps. Troy Nehls (R-Texas) and Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) say that the payment would help medal winners who travel the country on their dime to speak at events.

Veterans Affairs funds are used to pay for the increased pensions. The cost of the increase in pensions would be offset by increasing the limit on pensions to veterans without spouses and dependents.

Since 1863, the Medal of Honor has been awarded to approximately 3,500 recipients.

Pension rolls for Medal of Honor recipients were first created in 1916, with pensioners receiving $10 per month from the federal government. The monthly stipend was raised to $100 in 1961 and $1,000 in 2002.

This legislation is being introduced as the national Medal of Honor Museum, which will open next month in Arlington, Texas to tell stories of Americans that have taken heroic action in war, prepares to be opened.

President Donald Trump still hasn’t awarded this medal to Maj. James Capers in his second tenure, but members of Congress and veterans are urging him to do so. Capers is a Black Vietnam War Veteran who saved his fellow Marines in 1967 when his recon team was ambushed by North Vietnamese troops and outnumbered.

The sworn testimony from the Marines who survived the ambush in the jungle states that Capers and his Marines were severely injured by the blasts of claymore mines. Capers, who was bleeding profusely, kept his Marines under his command despite the explosions that ripped open his stomach. He also broke his leg. Together with two other Marines, Capers held the enemy off until the arrival of the medevac.

Capers tried to give himself up when the aircraft was overloaded and struggled to lift off. He jumped from the helicopter, insisting that he should be left until the chief of the medevac crew pulled him back aboard.

Capers suffered multiple gunshot wounds, 19 shrapnel pieces, and other injuries in this firefight. He still suffers today from these wounds. Capers and his Marines all survived due to his heroic action.