Texas VA clinic gets new name to honor a general
S. 5334 — A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lubbock, Texas, as the "Lieutenant General Bernie Mittemeyer VA Clinic". · Filed by John Cornyn (R-TX) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Aug 6, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill renames a Veterans Affairs clinic in Lubbock, Texas. The clinic will be called the Lieutenant General Bernie Mittemeyer VA Clinic. Government records will use the new name.
Who it affects
Veterans who use the clinic in Lubbock will see the new name. The public will know the clinic honors Lieutenant General Bernie Mittemeyer.
One thing to notice
The bill changes only the clinic's name. It does not change how the clinic works or what services it gives.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Aug 6, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Aug 6, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Veterans Affairs — The government agency that helps people who served in the military.
- Lieutenant General — A high rank in the military, above a major general.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,443 characters) on Aug 21, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 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.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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