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US HB5643
Bill
Status
9/30/2025
Primary Sponsor
Nick LaLota
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AI Summary
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Designates the VA medical center in Northport, New York as the "Navy (SEAL) Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy VA Medical Center"
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Honors Lieutenant Murphy, a Navy SEAL from Long Island who was killed on June 28, 2005, during Operation Red Wings in Afghanistan while leading a four-man team against Taliban forces
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Lieutenant Murphy was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor—the first for combat in Afghanistan and the first for the Navy since the Vietnam War—for exposing himself to enemy fire to transmit a call for assistance
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The facility is located approximately 10 miles from Murphy's birthplace in Smithtown, New York
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All federal laws, regulations, maps, documents, and records referencing the medical center must be updated to reflect the new name
Legislative Description
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center located in Northport, New York, as the Navy (SEAL) Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy VA Medical Center, and for other purposes.
Armed forces and national security
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
9/30/2025