In committee
Robert Lodge Medal of Honor Act
This bill gives the President the authority to award the Medal of Honor to Robert Lodge for his combat actions during the Vietnam War. Military medals generally must be approved and presented within a set number of years after the event occurred. This legislation waives those time limits so Lodge can be recognized for his service in the Air Force on May 10, 1972.
People affected1provisional · pending reviewOperative text specifically applies only to one individual, Air Force veteran Robert Lodge.
Fiscal magnitude—The bill text authorizes a medal award and contains no appropriations, fees, or monetary authorizations.
Reach2provisional · pending reviewrigor: heuristic llm
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- Robert Lodge (and his surviving family/estate)Waives statutory time limits to allow the President to award him the Medal of Honor for acts of valor served in the Air Force during the Vietnam War on May 10, 1972.
- The President of the United StatesGrants legal authority to award the Medal of Honor to Robert Lodge notwithstanding standard military decoration time limits.
The provisions, in plain language.
Authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to Air Force veteran Robert Lodge for acts of valor during the Vietnam War on May 10, 1972, waiving standard time limits for awarding military medals.
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How it moved.
- Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced in House
- Introduced in House