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The bill honors a military leader by naming the Lubbock VA outpatient clinic, giving symbolic recognition to veterans without providing additional services, funding, or improved access to care.
Veterans in Lubbock and the local community receive a named VA outpatient clinic honoring a military leader, which recognizes service and can strengthen community pride and visibility for veterans' issues.
Veterans in Lubbock do not receive any new or improved services or funding from this bill — the change is ceremonial and does not enhance care, access, or resources.
Based on analysis of 1 section of legislative text.
Renames the VA community-based outpatient clinic in Lubbock, Texas, to the "Lieutenant General Bernie Mittemeyer Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic" and requires federal references to use the new name.
Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Lubbock, Texas, as the "Lieutenant General Bernie Mittemeyer Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic" and requires that all federal references to that clinic use the new name. The naming takes effect after the date of enactment and applies to laws, regulations, maps, documents, papers, and other U.S. records.
Official title: Designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lubbock, Texas, as the "Lieutenant General Bernie Mittemeyer VA Clinic".
Introduced August 6, 2026 by John Cornyn · Last progress August 6, 2026