To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in San Jose, California, as the "Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic".

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4288 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4288

 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient
clinic in San Jose, California, as the ``Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA
                               Clinic''.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 2, 2025

  Mr. Panetta (for himself and Mr. Calvert) introduced the following
     bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL

 To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient
clinic in San Jose, California, as the ``Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA
                               Clinic''.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Patrick ``Pat'' Daniel Tillman was born on November 6,
        1976, in San Jose, California.
            (2) From 1990 to 1994, Pat attended Leland High School in
        San Jose, California, where he subsequently helped lead his
        team to a Central Coast Division I Football Championship.
        Shortly thereafter, Pat was offered a scholarship to and played
        football for the Arizona State University Sun Devils. While
        there, he led Arizona State to the 1997 Rose Bowl after an
        undefeated season, earned three consecutive selections to the
        Pac-10 All-Academic Football Team, a 1st team Academic All-
        American honor, as well as the NCAA's Post-Graduate Scholarship
        for academic and athletic excellence.
            (3) Upon graduating college, Pat Tillman was selected in
        the 7th round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals.
            (4) In July of 2002, less than 1 year after the terrorist
        attacks of September 11, 2001, Pat chose to suspend a lucrative
        career in the NFL to join the U.S. Army alongside his brother,
        Kevin.
            (5) Pat and Kevin were subsequently assigned to the second
        battalion of the 75th Ranger Regiment in Fort Lewis,
        Washington. As an Army Ranger, Pat deployed in support of
        Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003 and Operation Enduring Freedom
        in 2004.
            (6) On April 22, 2004, Pat Tillman was killed by gunfire
        while on patrol in a rugged area of eastern Afghanistan.
            (7) Further investigation and subsequent reporting
        confirmed Tillman was killed via fratricide as he attempted to
        provide cover for fellow soldiers as they endeavored to escape
        from a canyon wherein they were trapped.
            (8) Pat Tillman is undeniably known as a national hero, was
        awarded the Silver Star and Purple Heart medals, and was
        posthumously promoted to corporal.

SEC. 2. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMUNITY-BASED
              OUTPATIENT CLINIC, SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

    The community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans
Affairs in San Jose, California, shall after the date of the enactment
of this Act be known and designated as the ``Corporal Patrick D.
Tillman Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic'' or the ``Pat Tillman VA
Clinic''. Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper,
or other record of the United States to such community-based outpatient
clinic shall be considered to be a reference to the ``Corporal Patrick
D. Tillman Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic'' or the ``Pat Tillman
VA Clinic''.
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