S. 4138 · 119th Congress

A bill to waive the 60-day notice requirement for the posthumous honorary promotion of Captain Cody Khork, United States Army.

Introduced on Mar 18, 2026 by Roger F. Wicker (R-MS). 2 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Became Public Law 119-80.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 119-80
Introduced
Mar 18, 2026
Cosponsors
2
1 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Subjects

  • Conflicts and wars
  • Congressional tributes
  • Military personnel and dependents

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Mar 20, 2026). Public domain.

This act allows for the posthumous honorary promotion of Captain Cody Khork to the rank of major in the Army without the required 60-day notice to Congress.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Roger F. WickerR-MSSponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Mar 18, 2026Introduced in Senate
  2. Mar 18, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  3. Mar 18, 2026 · SenateIntroduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1202; text: CR S1202)
  4. Mar 19, 2026 · HouseReceived in the House.
  5. Mar 19, 2026 · HouseMr. Rogers (AL) asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
  6. Mar 19, 2026 · HouseConsidered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H2606-2607)
  7. Mar 19, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H2607)
  8. Mar 19, 2026 · HouseOn passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H2607)
  9. Mar 19, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  10. Mar 19, 2026 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  11. Mar 20, 2026Presented to President.
  12. Mar 20, 2026 · HousePresented to President.
  13. Mar 20, 2026Signed by President.
  14. Mar 20, 2026Signed by President.
  15. Mar 20, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-80.
  16. Mar 20, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-80.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.