H.R. 6963 · 119th Congress

To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lafayette, Louisiana, as the "Rodney C. Hamilton Sr. VA Clinic".

Introduced on Jan 7, 2026 by Clay Higgins (R-LA-3). 5 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Latest action (Jul 16, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jan 7, 2026
Cosponsors
5
2 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Subjects

  • Congressional tributes
  • Government buildings, facilities, and property
  • Louisiana
  • Veterans' medical care

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jan 7, 2026). Public domain.

This bill designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lafayette, Louisiana, as the Rodney C. Hamilton Sr. VA Clinic.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Clay HigginsR-LA-3Sponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Jan 7, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Jan 7, 2026Introduced in House
  3. Jan 7, 2026 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  4. Jan 29, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  5. Jul 15, 2026 · HouseMr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  6. Jul 15, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4474-4475)
  7. Jul 15, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6963.
  8. Jul 15, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4474)
  9. Jul 15, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4474)
  10. Jul 15, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  11. Jul 16, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Committees

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.