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To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic".

Introduced Sep 15, 2025

Latest action (Jul 21, 2026) Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summary

  • Names the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic located at 1263 Cobb Parkway NW in Marietta, Georgia as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic."
  • Designates that all references to this VA clinic in federal laws, regulations, documents, and records shall use the new official name.

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Sponsor (1)

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  • NULL $21,050
  • CROY ENGINEERING $6,600
  • CAPITAL ONE $6,600
  • GENERAL WHOLESALE BEER CO $6,600
  • QUEST $6,600

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Actions (12)

  1. Jul 21, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · senate
  2. Jul 16, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
  3. Jul 16, 2026 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 418 - 0 (Roll no. 248). · house
  4. Jul 16, 2026 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 418 - 0 (Roll no. 248).
  5. Jul 16, 2026 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4613-4614) · house
  6. Jul 15, 2026 At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Bost objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn. · house
  7. Jul 15, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5362. · house
  8. Jul 15, 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4473-4474; text: CR H4473) · house
  9. Jul 15, 2026 Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. · house
  10. Sep 25, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. · house
  11. Sep 15, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
  12. Sep 15, 2025 Introduced in House

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Text versions (3)

  • Referred in Senate · Jul 21, 2026
  • Engrossed in House · Jul 16, 2026
  • Introduced in House · Sep 15, 2025

Full text

AN ACT

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the “Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic”.

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

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:

(1) Colonel Mike Boyce was born on September 1, 1949, in Brawley, California.

(2) Mike Boyce graduated from the University of Notre Dame in 1971, and was commissioned as a 2d Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps in 1971.

(3) After completing Marine Corps Basic School and the U.S. Army Field Artillery School in 1972, Mike Boyce was assigned to the 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, California.

(4) Throughout his service, Colonel Mike Boyce was also assigned to the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Air Station New River, the 1st Marine Air Wing in Okinawa, the 4th Marine Air Wing at Naval Air Station Andrews, Korea, and the 1st Marine Expeditionary Brigade in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

(5) After completing attache training, Mike Boyce was assigned to Ankara, Turkey, in support of Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, and Provide Comfort. He was later assigned to Marine Air Group-16 for deployment to Somalia for Operation Restore Hope.

(6) Before his retirement in 2001, Colonel Mike Boyce served as Head Programmer for OPNAV N88, the Deputy Commander of Marine Corps Base Hawaii, Head of Operational Plans at MARFORPAC, and served in Bahrain and Oman in support of Operations Desert Thunder and Desert Fox.

(7) After his service, Colonel Mike Boyce moved to Marietta, Georgia, and was active in his community. Colonel Mike Boyce served multiple charities including Habitat for Humanity, MUST Ministries, and the United Service Organizations.

(8) A dedicated member of his church, Colonel Mike Boyce served in the men’s ministry, youth programs, led Bible studies, and helped create the veterans’ ministry.

(9) Colonel Mike Boyce was an active member of American Legion Post 29, the Marine Corps League, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans, and the Military Officers Association of America.

(10) Colonel Mike Boyce served as the chairman of the Cobb County Board of Commissioners from 2016 until 2020. During that time, he led the effort to make Veterans Day a paid holiday for county employees and was instrumental in establishing the first Veterans Service Office in Cobb County. He also led the effort to have the first Department of Veterans Affairs clinic established in Cobb County so veterans would have an easier experience seeking medical care.

(11) Colonel Mike Boyce died on January 25, 2022, in South Bend, Indiana, and is survived by his wife, Judy Moon Boyce, and his children Alison Boyce Cotsonika, Kevin Reid Boyce, and Sean Michael Boyce.

SEC. 2. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MULTISPECIALTY CLINIC, MARIETTA, GEORGIA.

The Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic located at 1263 Cobb Parkway NW, Marietta, Georgia, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the “Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic” or the “Colonel Michael H. Boyce VA Clinic”. Any reference to such multispecialty clinic in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to the Colonel Michael H. Boyce VA Multispecialty Clinic.

Passed the House of Representatives July 16, 2026.

Attest:

Clerk. 119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 5362

AN ACT

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the “Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic”.

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