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The bill formally names and honors Pat Tillman—boosting recognition, local pride, and administrative clarity—while imposing only minor costs and risking local objections without changing services.
Veterans, military families, and the San Jose community will have the VA clinic officially named for Pat Tillman, providing bipartisan recognition of his military service and sacrifice and increasing local pride and memorialization.
Officially standardizing the clinic's legal name reduces administrative confusion in federal records and signage, simplifying interactions for federal employees and health system administrators.
Arizona State University and Leland High School receive positive national recognition for Pat Tillman's athletic and academic achievements, reflecting well on those institutions and their communities.
Some community members or stakeholders may object to the choice of honoree, leading to local controversy or disagreement without changing services.
Naming the clinic carries minor taxpayer costs to replace signage and update federal records, despite producing no direct improvement in health services.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Names the San Jose VA outpatient clinic the "Corporal Patrick D. Tillman Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic" (short: "Pat Tillman VA Clinic") and records findings honoring Pat Tillman.
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" with the short form "Pat Tillman VA Clinic." The law also records congressional findings honoring Pat Tillman's athletic achievements, military service, deployment history, death in 2004, and posthumous awards and promotion. The designation takes effect upon enactment and requires that all legal and official references to that clinic use the new formal and short names.