H.R. 5362 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Jul 16, 2026. Received Jul 21, 2026; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryVA clinic in Georgia renamed after Colonel Boyce
This bill names the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia after Colonel Michael H. Boyce. The clinic would be called the Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic or the Colonel Michael H. Boyce VA Clinic.
How it affects you
This is a commemorative renaming and doesn't change how the clinic operates or what services it provides to veterans.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Sep 15, 2025)
This bill designates the multispecialty clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Marietta, Georgia, as the Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic or the Colonel Michael H. Boyce VA Clinic.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 5362
AN ACT
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia, as the "Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic".
Sponsor: Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-GA-11) · Introduced Sep 15, 2025 · Armed Forces and National Security · 3 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jul 21, 2026: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.”
How Congress voted
Official roll callsHouse · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Jul 16, 2026
Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Passed 418–0
| Party | Yes | No | Didn’t vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 206 | 0 | 6 |
| Independents | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Republicans | 211 | 0 | 7 |
Congress votes on whole bills and amendments, not on single sections.
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 3 official versions.