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The bill renames a VA outpatient clinic and publicly honors Corporal Patrick D. Tillman, delivering symbolic recognition and modest local morale and administrative clarity benefits while creating only minimal costs and not changing veterans' benefits.
Veterans who use the San Jose VA outpatient clinic will receive care at a facility named for Corporal Patrick D. Tillman, which can boost local veteran morale and community recognition.
Americans are reminded of Corporal Patrick D. Tillman's military service and sacrifice and Arizona State University receives recognition for his academic and athletic achievements, preserving his legacy and honoring a national figure.
Federal records and maps will uniformly reflect the clinic's new name, reducing future confusion about the facility's identity across federal documents and health-system references.
The bill's findings are nonbinding and do not change veterans' benefits or services, so it does not provide material new assistance to veterans or their families.
There will be a small administrative cost to update signage, records, and databases to the new name, which is borne by the VA or taxpayers.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Introduced December 18, 2025 by Adam Schiff · Last progress December 18, 2025
Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in San Jose, California, as the "Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic" and requires that any federal references to that clinic be treated as references to the new name. It also records congressional findings about Patrick D. Tillman's background, military service, death, awards, and posthumous promotion.