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S. 4138119th CongressArmed Forces and National Security
A bill to waive the 60-day notice requirement for the posthumous honorary promotion of Captain Cody Khork, United States Army.
Sponsored by Sen. Roger F. Wicker (R-MS) · 2 active : 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
Latest action: Became Public Law No: 119-80.
Where it standsBecame law6 senators score as swing votes
Became law
- Senate: passedMar 18, 2026
- House: passedMar 19, 2026
- President: Signed into lawMar 20, 2026
Summary
, via Congress.govThis act allows for the posthumous honorary promotion of Captain Cody Khork to the rank of major in the Army without the required 60-day notice to Congress.
How the projections held up
Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.
House
Passed by voice vote or unanimous consent: no individual votes recorded.
Senate
Passed by voice vote or unanimous consent: no individual votes recorded.
Committees and subjects
Committees
No committee referrals recorded
Congress.gov lists no committee activity for this bill yet, so no member gets the gatekeeper bonus in swing-v3.
Subjects
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional tributes
- Military personnel and dependents
Model
Directional: count only breaks toward the other partyWhy do scores change?v3default (selected)v2 model swing-v2
How the Senate breaks down
- 6Swing 70–100
- 76Middle 30–70
- 18Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3, directional: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.
Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
2 activeShow all 2 cosponsors
- Jack Reed (D-RI)
- Rick Scott (R-FL)
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
