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Robert Lodge Medal of Honor Act

To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Robert Lodge for acts of valor as a member of the Air Force during the Vietnam War.

Introduced Jun 2, 2026

Latest action (Jun 2, 2026) Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Referred to
Armed Services Committee
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Issues
Defense

Summary

This bill authorizes the President to award the Medal of Honor to Robert Lodge, an Air Force member who served during the Vietnam War. The bill waives the normal time limitations that apply to awarding the Medal of Honor, allowing the award to be given for Lodge's actions on May 10, 1972, despite the many decades that have passed since the service.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
6 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to August Pfluger’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • NULL $47,234
  • EXECUTIVE $25,100
  • OWNER $23,150
  • NOT IN WORKFORCE $22,585
  • CEO $22,300

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for August Pfluger → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Jun 2, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · house
  2. Jun 2, 2026 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 3377 — To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Capers, Jr., for acts of valor as a member of the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. · Became Law Mar 26, 2026 · Cong. 119 67%
  • HR 5293 — To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Ret. Col. Robert J. Graham for acts of valor while as a member of the Air Force during the Vietnam War. · Introduced Sep 10, 2025 · Cong. 119 66%
  • HR 3175 — To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Thomas H. Griffin for acts of valor as a member of the Army during the Vietnam War. · Introduced May 1, 2025 · Cong. 119 64%
  • HR 7211 — To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to John W. Ripley for acts of valor during the Vietnam War, and for other purposes. · Became Law Mar 26, 2026 · Cong. 119 63%
  • S 3781 — A bill to authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to James Capers, Jr., for acts of valor as a member of the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War · Introduced Feb 4, 2026 · Cong. 119 63%
  • HR 1819 — To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to E. Royce Williams for acts of valor during the Korean War. · Introduced Mar 3, 2025 · Cong. 119 62%

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 2, 2026

Mr. Pfluger (for himself, Mr. Issa, and Mr. Ellzey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

A BILL

To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to Robert Lodge for acts of valor as a member of the Air Force during the Vietnam War.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Robert Lodge Medal of Honor Act”.

SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO ROBERT LODGE FOR ACTS OF VALOR AS A MEMBER OF THE AIR FORCE DURING THE VIETNAM WAR.

(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 is authorized to award the Medal of Honor, under section 9271 of such title, to Robert 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 Lodge as a member of the Air Force on May 10, 1972, during the Vietnam War. <all>

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