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To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lafayette, Louisiana, as the "Rodney C. Hamilton Sr. VA Clinic".

Introduced Jan 7, 2026

Latest action (Jul 16, 2026) Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Referred to
Veterans' Affairs Committee Veterans' Affairs Committee
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Issues
Defense
Legislative subjects (4)
Congressional tributesGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyLouisianaVeterans' medical care

Summary

- Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Lafayette, Louisiana as the "Rodney C. Hamilton Sr. VA Clinic".

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
5 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Clay Higgins’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • NULL $14,100
  • SAFESOURCE DIRECT $10,500
  • THE PICARD GROUP $8,300
  • WINN CORRECTIONAL $6,666
  • PHI, INC. $6,600

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Clay Higgins → · Outside spending →

Actions (10)
  1. Jul 16, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · senate
  2. Jul 15, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
  3. Jul 15, 2026 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4474) · house
  4. Jul 15, 2026 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4474)
  5. Jul 15, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6963. · house
  6. Jul 15, 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4474-4475) · house
  7. Jul 15, 2026 Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. · house
  8. Jan 29, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. · house
  9. Jan 7, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
  10. Jan 7, 2026 Introduced in House

More bills on these subjects (8)

Other bills that carry the most legislative subjects in common with this one (topical discovery — distinct from the procedural related bills above).

  • HR 5362 — To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic". (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 4288 — To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in San Jose, California, as the "Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic". (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 4647 — Captain Paul W. Bud Bucha VA Medical Center Act of 2025 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 6007 — To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Newton, New Jersey, as the "Anthony "Tony" J. Gallopo VA Clinic". (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 499 — To rename the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Dallas, Texas, as the "Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center". (shares 3 subjects)
  • S 1071 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 255 — To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Lubbock, Texas, as the "General Bernie Mittemeyer VA Clinic". (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 1706 — To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1200 William Street, Room 200, in Buffalo, New York, as the William J. Donovan Post Office Building. (shares 2 subjects)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • S 3689 — A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lafayette, Louisiana, as the "Rodney C. Hamilton Sr. VA Clinic". · Introduced Jan 27, 2026 · Cong. 119 91%
  • HR 6007 — To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Newton, New Jersey, as the "Anthony "Tony" J. Gallopo VA Clinic". · Passed House Jul 16, 2026 · Cong. 119 67%
  • S 5100 — A bill to name the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Newton, New Jersey, as the "Anthony 'Tony' J. Gallopo VA Clinic". · Introduced Jul 23, 2026 · Cong. 119 65%
  • HR 255 — To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Lubbock, Texas, as the "General Bernie Mittemeyer VA Clinic". · Introduced Feb 11, 2025 · Cong. 119 62%
  • HR 4288 — To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in San Jose, California, as the "Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic". · Passed House Jul 16, 2026 · Cong. 119 58%
  • HR 6482 — To rename the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Michigan Center, Michigan, as the "Captain Herbert Elfring VA Clinic". · Introduced Jan 5, 2026 · Cong. 119 58%

Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

July 16, 2026

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

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