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The bill honors and preserves the legacy of a service member by renaming a federal clinic, at the minor cost of administrative updates and short-term local confusion.
Military personnel, veterans, PFC Garfield M. Langhorn's family, and the local community gain formal recognition and a lasting public tribute when the Riverhead clinic is renamed in his honor, preserving his legacy.
Veterans, clinic visitors, and federal staff benefit from federal records and signage being standardized to the new clinic name, reducing confusion about the facility's official designation.
Federal agencies, employees, and taxpayers incur modest administrative costs to update documents, signage, and databases to reflect the new name.
Veterans, local residents, and local governments may face short-term confusion during the transition to the new clinic name.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Renames the VA clinic in Riverhead, NY as the "Private First Class Garfield M. Langhorn VA Clinic" and requires federal references be updated to the new name.
Official title: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic located in Riverhead, New York, as the "Private First Class Garfield M. Langhorn VA Clinic", and for other purposes.
Introduced September 26, 2025 by Nicholas LaLota · Last progress September 26, 2025
Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Riverhead, New York, as the "Private First Class Garfield M. Langhorn VA Clinic" and requires that all federal references to the facility reflect the new name. The bill also records Congressional findings about PFC Garfield M. Langhorn's service in Vietnam and his act of sacrifice that inspired the community. The change is primarily honorary and administrative: it renames and updates references to an existing VA clinic without creating new programs, funding, or policy changes.