AI-assisted analysis based on the official CRS summary. Source version: Jul 8, 2026. Analysis updated: Sep 15, 2026.
01 — The Text
What.
- The bill designates the Department of Veterans Affairs multispecialty clinic in Marietta, Georgia with a new official name.
- The clinic will be called the 'Colonel Michael H. Boyce Department of Veterans Affairs Multispecialty Clinic' or 'Colonel Michael H. Boyce VA Clinic'.
- This is a naming designation only; no operational changes to the clinic are specified in the bill.
02 — The Stakes
So what?
- The official summary does not specify what effects naming the clinic will have.
- No documented impact on clinic operations, funding, services, or staffing is provided.
- The bill's effects are limited to establishing an official name for the facility.
03 — The Path
Now what?
- The House passed the bill on July 16, 2026, with a vote of 418–0 under suspension of rules.
- The bill was received in the Senate on July 21, 2026, and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- No further Senate action has been recorded as of the latest available information.
Legislative History
Actions.
- Jul 21, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Jul 16, 2026 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 16, 2026 — On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 418 - 0 (Roll no. 248).
- Jul 16, 2026 — Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 418 - 0 (Roll no. 248).
- Jul 16, 2026 — Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4613-4614)
- Jul 15, 2026 — At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Bost objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
- Jul 15, 2026 — DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5362.
- Jul 15, 2026 — Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4473-4474; text: CR H4473)