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

Barry Loudermilk

Republican · GA · Representative

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• Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA-9)Original· 2025-09-15
• Austin Scott (R-GA-8)Original· 2025-09-15
• Brian Jack (R-GA-3)Original· 2025-09-15
• David Scott (D-GA-13)Original· 2025-09-15
• Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-1)Original· 2025-09-15
• Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA-4)Original· 2025-09-15
• Lucy McBath (D-GA-6)Original· 2025-09-15
• Mike Collins (R-GA-10)Original· 2025-09-15
• Nikema Williams (D-GA-5)Original· 2025-09-15
• Richard McCormick (R-GA-7)Original· 2025-09-15
• Rick W. Allen (R-GA-12)Original· 2025-09-15
• Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA-2)Original· 2025-09-15

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

2026-07-21

Source: Congress.gov

This bill designates the multispecialty clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Marietta, Georgia, as the Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic or the Colonel Michael H. Boyce VA Clinic.

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

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5362 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 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''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 15, 2025 Mr. Loudermilk (for himself, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mrs. McBath, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Allen, Mr. Jack, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Collins, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Greene of Georgia, and Mr. Bishop) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. <all>

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