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HR 9106 · 119th Congress · HouseIn committee

Robert Lodge Medal of Honor Act

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In plain language: 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.

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provisional · pending review1Operative 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.
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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

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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.provisional
  • The President of the United StatesGrants legal authority to award the Medal of Honor to Robert Lodge notwithstanding standard military decoration time limits.provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) is coming in a later phase.

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

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  1. 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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Timeline

How it moved.

  1. Jun 2, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
  2. Jun 2, 2026Introduced in House

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Civic Herald. “Robert Lodge Medal of Honor Act (H.R. 9106, 119th Congress).” https://civicherald.app/bills/119-hr-9106. Congress.gov record as of Jul 21, 2026.

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