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US HB6963
Bill
Status
1/7/2026
Primary Sponsor
Clay Higgins
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AI Summary
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Designates the VA community-based outpatient clinic in Lafayette, Louisiana as the "Rodney C. Hamilton Sr. VA Clinic"
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Rodney C. Hamilton Sr. (1932-2020) was a Korean War Marine Corps veteran who was wounded in combat in September 1951 and received the Purple Heart
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Hamilton served as a Lafayette City Government elected official from 1968-1972 as Trustee of Public Property and founded the Veteran's Action Coalition of Southwest Louisiana
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Hamilton led efforts to secure and build the Lafayette VA outpatient clinic, which opened in 2016; the street where it is located was previously named "Veterans Way, Honorary Rodney Hamilton" in his honor
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All federal references to the clinic in laws, regulations, maps, and documents shall be updated to reflect the new designation
Legislative Description
To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lafayette, Louisiana, as the "Rodney C. Hamilton Sr. VA Clinic".
Armed forces and national security
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
1/29/2026