- Record: Senate Floor
- Section type: Amendments
- Chamber: Senate
- Date: June 24, 2026
- Congress: 119th Congress
- Why this source matters: This section came from the Senate floor portion of the record.
SA 6135. Mr. KELLY submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle H of title V, add the following:
SEC. 587. AUTHORIZATION FOR POSTHUMOUS AWARD OF MEDAL OF
HONOR TO ROBERT A. LODGE FOR ACTS OF VALOR.
(a) Authorization.—Notwithstanding the time limitations
specified in section 9274 of title 10, United States Code, or
any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of
certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the
President may award the Medal of Honor under section 9271 of
such title to Robert A. Lodge for the acts of valor described
in subsection (b).
(b) Acts of Valor Described.—The acts of valor described
in this subsection are the actions of Robert A. Lodge as a
Major in the Air Force on May 10, 1972.