VA clinic in Virgin Islands renamed after a sergeant
H.R. 9871 — To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, as the "Sergeant First Class Floyd E. Lake Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic". · Filed by Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) · Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill renames a Veterans Affairs clinic in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The clinic will be called the Sergeant First Class Floyd E. Lake Department of Veterans Affairs Community-Based Outpatient Clinic. All federal records will use the new name.
Who it affects
Veterans who use the clinic in Saint Thomas will see the new name. The federal government will update its records.
Where it stands
- Jul 22, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 22, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs”
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Words to know
- Department of Veterans Affairs — The federal agency that helps veterans with health care and benefits.
- community-based outpatient clinic — A health clinic run by the VA where veterans can get medical care.
- Sergeant First Class — A rank in the military, a senior enlisted soldier.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,539 characters) on Oct 21, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,388 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
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