Senate honors deceased Army captain with expedited posthumous promotion
S. 4138 — A bill to waive the 60-day notice requirement for the posthumous honorary promotion of Captain Cody Khork, United States Army. · Filed by Roger Wicker (R-MS) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Mar 18, 2026 · Signed
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What it does
This bill waives a standard 60-day congressional notice requirement to allow the Army to posthumously promote Captain Cody Khork to the rank of major. The promotion honors a deceased service member without the usual procedural delay.
Why we flagged it
The bill is a one-sentence procedural waiver enabling posthumous honorary promotion of a deceased Army officer. It is purely ceremonial and administrative, with no substantive policy or financial impact.
Who it affects
This is a narrow, ceremonial measure honoring a deceased soldier. It removes a procedural obstacle to recognizing military service and poses no cost to citizens or public interest.
Named in the bill
United States Army, Captain Cody Khork, Title 10 U.S.C. Section 1563a(b)
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 1 Democrats, 1 Republicans.
- Mar 18, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Mar 18, 2026 — Passed the Senate · Congress.gov: “Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed…”
- Mar 19, 2026 — Passed both chambers · Congress.gov: “On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H2607)”
- Mar 20, 2026 — Signed into law · Congress.gov: “Became Public Law No: 119-80”
- Mar 20, 2026 — Sent to president · Congress.gov: “Presented to President”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (875 characters) on Apr 14, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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