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".

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3559 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3559

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


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 18, 2025

Mr. Schiff (for himself and Mr. Padilla) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs 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 Post-Graduate Scholarship of the 
        National Collegiate Athletic Association for academic and 
        athletic excellence.
            (3) Upon graduating college, Pat Tillman was selected in 
        the 7th round of the 1998 National Football League 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 National Football League to join the United 
        States 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. DESIGNATION OF CORPORAL PATRICK D. TILLMAN VA CLINIC IN SAN 
              JOSE, CALIFORNIA.

    (a) Designation.--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 ``Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA Clinic''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, map, 
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the community-
based outpatient clinic referred to in subsection (a) shall be 
considered to be a reference to the Corporal Patrick D. Tillman VA 
Clinic.
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