Adam Schiff (D-CA)
A bill to desginate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in San Jose, California, as the "Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic".
A Democratic bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill proposes to rename a Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in San Jose, California. The clinic would be officially designated as the Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic. The bill honors Pat Tillman, a former NFL player and Army Ranger who was killed in Afghanistan in 2004.
Yes
- Scored +2
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
The bill honors the sacrifice of a fellow veteran and designates a clinic specifically for veteran care.
- Scored +1
Does this help veterans get medical care?
The bill designates a VA clinic, supporting the identification and recognition of veterans' healthcare facilities.
- Scored +1
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?
The bill honors a veteran's service by naming a VA facility after him.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Honoring a National Hero: The bill recognizes the service and sacrifice of Corporal Patrick D. Tillman, who is described as a national hero and recipient of the Silver Star and Purple Heart (Section 1).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts for individuals or groups are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — The bill honors the sacrifice of a fellow veteran and designates a clinic specifically for veteran care.
- Healthcare
- Does this help veterans get medical care? — The bill designates a VA clinic, supporting the identification and recognition of veterans' healthcare facilities.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The bill honors a veteran's service by naming a VA facility after him.
- 12/18/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Alex PadillaDemocrat · California