General John D. Lavelle Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9648 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9648

  To direct the Secretary of Defense to issue a recommendation to the
President and the Senate regarding the restoration of the retired rank
          of General John D. Lavelle, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 13, 2026

Mr. Bacon (for himself and Mr. Davis of North Carolina) introduced the
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL

  To direct the Secretary of Defense to issue a recommendation to the
President and the Senate regarding the restoration of the retired rank
          of General John D. Lavelle, and for other purposes.

    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 ``General John D. Lavelle Act''.

SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF RETIRED RANK OF GENERAL JOHN D. LAVELLE.

    Not later than December 31, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall
issue a recommendation to the President and the Senate regarding the
restoration of the retired rank of General John D. Lavelle based on
recently declassified records and the most recent recommendation of the
Air Force Board for Correction of Military Records.
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