Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell confirmed Sunday that Sen. John McCain will be granted the honor of lying in state in the Capitol Rotunda.

McConnell made the announcement in coordination with other top congressional leaders. No date was immediately announced.

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“The nation mourns the loss of a great American patriot, a statesman who put his country first and enriched this institution through many years of service. The Senate is keeping Cindy, the McCain family, all John’s friends and staff, and the people of Arizona in our prayers at this tremendously difficult time,” the Kentucky Republican said in a statement. “I appreciate my colleagues and the entire Senate and House family’s assistance with this honor.”

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McCain will become the first person to receive the formal honor of lying in state in the Rotunda upon the Lincoln catafalque since another American military hero who later became a senator, Daniel K. Inouye of Hawaii, in 2012.

The Rev. Billy Graham was able to lie in honor in the Capitol at the end of February and beginning of March this year.

Both honors generally require the concurrence of both chambers of Congress.