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119-s-4164119th CongressWALLET

A bill to make technical corrections to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.

Sponsored By: Senator Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]

Passed Senate

Summary

Would require judge advocates to keep a law license in good standing. It would also remove the word "posthumous" from the heading for the Distinguished-Service Cross awarded to Isaac "Ike" Camacho.

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  • Judge advocates and military legal offices: Military lawyers would need to maintain an active license that allows them to practice law. This codifies a licensure-eligibility requirement for judge advocates.
  • Isaac "Ike" Camacho and military records: The bill removes the "posthumous" label from the heading of his Distinguished-Service Cross, changing how the award is labeled in the statute.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

New licensure rule for military lawyers

If enacted, military lawyers (judge advocates) would need to keep a law license in good standing. The license would have to make them eligible to practice law. This would be written into Article 6 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice. The excerpt does not include an effective date.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]

MS • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI]

    RI • D

    Sponsored 3/23/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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