To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center located in Northport, New York, as the Navy (SEAL) Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy VA Medical Center, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill designates the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Northport, New York, as the Navy (SEAL) Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy VA Medical Center. The findings recount Murphy's life, service in Operation Red Wings, Medal of Honor recognition, the annual Murph workout, a scholarship foundation that awards more than 43 scholarships each year, and a Navy SEAL museum and Sea Cadet training presence on Long Island. The operative section changes the official name of the Northport VA facility and requires every federal law, map, regulation, document, paper, and other record to use the new name.
Who Benefits and How
Michael P. Murphy family members benefit from formal federal recognition of his military service at a veterans medical center. Veterans treated at Northport VA benefit from a facility identity tied to Medal of Honor service and Navy SEAL history. Long Island veterans organizations benefit from a prominent federal site honoring a local service member. Scholarship foundation supporters benefit from congressional recognition of the Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy Memorial Scholarship Foundation.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Department of Veterans Affairs records staff must update facility references, records, maps, and regulations. Northport VA Medical Center staff must implement the new official name in public-facing and administrative materials. Federal document custodians must use the new statutory name across covered records. Federal taxpayers may bear minor administrative and signage costs tied to the designation.
Key Provisions
- Provides the official Navy (SEAL) Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy name for the Northport VA medical center.
- Requires all federal laws, maps, regulations, documents, papers, and records to use the new facility name.
- Recognizes Murphy's Operation Red Wings service and Medal of Honor citation in congressional findings.
- Provides public visibility for related scholarship, museum, and Sea Cadet education efforts.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Names the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Northport, New York, as the Navy (SEAL) Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy VA Medical Center and requires all federal references to use that name.
Key Policy Areas
Veterans, Commemoration, Federal Facilities
Primary Purpose
Names the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Northport, New York, as the Navy (SEAL) Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy VA Medical Center and requires all federal references to use that name.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Michael P. Murphy family members
- Veterans treated at Northport VA
- Long Island veterans organizations
- Scholarship foundation supporters
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Department of Veterans Affairs records staff
- Northport VA Medical Center staff
- Federal document custodians
- Federal taxpayers
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. LaLota (for himself, Mr. Luttrell, Mr. Lawler, Ms. Tenney, …
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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