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Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

Jimmy Panetta

Democrat · CA · Representative

Votes with party: 93.5% (651 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/P000613

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Cosponsors (52)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

2026-07-16

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Committee Activity

Currently in

Senate Committee on Veterans' AffairsReferred To · 2026-07-16
House Committee on Veterans' AffairsReferred To · 2025-07-02

Plain-English Summary

This bill designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in San Jose, California, as the Corporal Patrick D. Tillman Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic or the Pat Tillman VA Clinic.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4288 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4288 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in San Jose, California, as the ``Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 2, 2025 Mr. Panetta (for himself and Mr. Calvert) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in San Jose, California, as the ``Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA 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) Patrick ``Pat'' Daniel Tillman was born on November 6, 1976, in San Jose, California. (2) From 1990 to 1994, Pat attended Leland High School in San Jose, California, where he subsequently helped lead his team to a Central Coast Division I Football Championship. Shortly thereafter, Pat was offered a scholarship to and played football for the Arizona State University Sun Devils. While there, he led Arizona State to the 1997 Rose Bowl after an undefeated season, earned three consecutive selections to the Pac-10 All-Academic Football Team, a 1st team Academic All- American honor, as well as the NCAA's Post-Graduate Scholarship for academic and athletic excellence. (3) Upon graduating college, Pat Tillman was selected in the 7th round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals. (4) In July of 2002, less than 1 year after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Pat chose to suspend a lucrative career in the NFL to join the U.S. Army alongside his brother, Kevin. (5) Pat and Kevin were subsequently assigned to the second battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment in Fort Lewis, Washington. As an Army Ranger, Pat deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 and Operation Enduring Freedom in 2004. (6) On April 22, 2004, Pat Tillman was killed by gunfire while on patrol in a rugged area of eastern Afghanistan. (7) Further investigation and subsequent reporting confirmed Tillman was killed via fratricide as he attempted to provide cover for fellow soldiers as they endeavored to escape from a canyon wherein they were trapped. (8) Pat Tillman is undeniably known as a national hero, was awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart medals, and was posthumously promoted to corporal. SEC. 2. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMUNITY-BASED OUTPATIENT CLINIC, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA. The community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in San Jose, California, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the ``Corporal Patrick D. Tillman Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic'' or the ``Pat Tillman VA Clinic''. Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to such community-based outpatient clinic shall be considered to be a reference to the ``Corporal Patrick D. Tillman Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic'' or the ``Pat Tillman VA Clinic''. <all>

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To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in San Jose, California, as the "Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic".