Engrossed
H. R. 6963
January 7, 2026
Mr. Higgins of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Mr. Scalise, Ms. Letlow, Mr. Fields, and Mr. Carter of Louisiana) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
A BILL
To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lafayette, Louisiana, as the “Rodney C. Hamilton Sr. VA Clinic”.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Designation of Rodney C. Hamilton Sr. VA Clinic in Lafayette, Louisiana.
- (a) Findings.—Congress finds that—
- (1) Rodney Carroll Hamilton Sr. was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on March 24, 1932, and his family moved to Lafayette, Louisiana, in the summer of 1948;
- (2) in 1949, at age seventeen, Rodney Hamilton joined the reserve components of the Marine Corps at the urging of his football coach Lou Campbell while attending Lafayette High School;