Posthumous promotion of Captain Cody Khork
A bill to waive the 60-day notice requirement for the posthumous honorary promotion of Captain Cody Khork, United States Army.
Signed into law Mar 20, 2026 · Armed Forces and National Security
What this law does
- Allows Army Captain Cody Khork to be promoted after death, as an honor, to the rank of major.
- Waives the usual 60-day notice to Congress required before such a promotion.
Plain-language list by Voting On, based only on the official summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service and the bill's titles. Read the official summary.
How it became law
- IntroducedMar 18, 2026 · Senate
- Same dayPassed SenateMar 18, 2026
- 1 dayPassed HouseMar 19, 2026
- 1 dayPresented to the PresidentMar 20, 2026
- Same daySigned into lawMar 20, 2026
Official summary
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.
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Mar 20, 2026).
Who wrote it
Sponsor: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
2 cosponsors: 1 Democrats, 1 Republicans. 2 signed on the day it was introduced.
Show all cosponsors
| Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|
| Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] | Mar 18, 2026 | Original cosponsor |
| Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] | Mar 18, 2026 | Original cosponsor |
Recorded votes
No recorded roll-call votes. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, where individual votes are not recorded.
What was added
Amendments adopted (0)
No floor amendments were adopted. Any changes were made in committee or in a later version of the bill.
Sections in the final law that were not in the first version (Engrossed in Senate) (0)
None. Every section heading in the final law was already in the first version (Engrossed in Senate).
What was removed
Sections in the first version (Engrossed in Senate) that did not make it into the law (0)
None. Every section heading from the first version (Engrossed in Senate) remains in the law.
Compared by section heading between the Engrossed in Senate text (Mar 18, 2026) and the Enrolled Bill text, both from GovInfo. Wording changes inside a section that kept its heading are not shown here; see the amendments and the text versions.
Proposed but not adopted
No amendments were voted down or withdrawn.
Full action history
Show all 16 official actions
| Mar 20, 2026 | Presented to President. |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Presented to President. |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Signed by President. |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Signed by President. |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Became Public Law No: 119-80. |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Became Public Law No: 119-80. |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H2607) |
| Mar 19, 2026 | On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H2607) |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H2606-2607) |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Mr. Rogers (AL) asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider. |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Received in the House. |
| Mar 19, 2026 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. |
| Mar 18, 2026 | Introduced in Senate |
| Mar 18, 2026 | Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. |
| Mar 18, 2026 | Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1202; text: CR S1202) |
Sources: Congress.gov (bill record, sponsors, actions, amendments, CRS summary) and GovInfo (official text). Days are calendar days.