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The bill formally honors Pat Tillman by naming a VA clinic and recognizing his service—boosting veterans' recognition and reducing naming ambiguity—at the cost of minor taxpayer expenses and possible local controversy, without altering services.
Veterans and military personnel (especially in San Jose and nationally) receive increased recognition and community pride through bipartisan honoring of Pat Tillman's service and sacrifice.
The Pat Tillman name on the San Jose VA clinic standardizes its official designation in federal records and reduces administrative confusion for federal employees and health system staff.
Arizona State University and Leland High School gain positive national recognition for Tillman's athletic and academic achievements, reflecting well on those institutions.
Taxpayers and the VA may incur minor costs to update signage, records, and materials, while the naming itself produces no direct improvement in medical services.
Some community members or stakeholders (including some veterans) may object to the choice of honoree, creating local controversy without changing policy or services.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Renames the San Jose VA outpatient clinic the "Corporal Patrick D. Tillman Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic" (short: "Pat Tillman VA Clinic").
Official title: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in San Jose, California, as the "Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic".
Introduced July 2, 2025 by James Varni Panetta · Last progress July 16, 2026
Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in San Jose, California, as the "Corporal Patrick D. Tillman Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic" (short form: "Pat Tillman VA Clinic") and states that any references to the clinic in law or official records shall use that name. The bill also includes congressional findings honoring Pat Tillman’s athletic achievements, military service, awards, and circumstances of death. The naming takes effect upon enactment and does not authorize new spending or change VA operations; it is a commemorative designation and record-correction provision to reflect the new official name.