Sponsor
Stacey E. Plaskett
Representative · D-VI
Representative · D-VI
The bill honors a local veteran and standardizes the VA clinic's name across federal records, improving recognition and legacy at a modest administrative cost to taxpayers.
Veterans and residents of St. Thomas gain a permanently named VA clinic honoring Sergeant First Class Floyd E. Lake, while federal records and maps will consistently use that name—preserving local legacy and reducing confusion for veterans and health providers.
Taxpayers and the VA will incur small administrative costs to update signage, records, and materials to reflect the new name.
Based on analysis of 1 section of legislative text.
Designates the VA community-based outpatient clinic in Saint Thomas (U.S. Virgin Islands) as the "Sergeant First Class Floyd E. Lake" clinic and requires federal references to use that name.
Official title: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, as the "Sergeant First Class Floyd E. Lake Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic".
Introduced July 22, 2026 by Stacey E. Plaskett · Last progress July 22, 2026
Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, as the "Sergeant First Class Floyd E. Lake Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic" and requires that any federal reference to that clinic use the new name. The designation takes effect upon enactment and applies to laws, regulations, maps, documents, records, and other federal papers.