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H.R. 5589119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Oct 15, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic located in Riverhead, New York, as the "Private First Class Garfield M. Langhorn VA Clinic", and for other purposes.
Introduced:
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HR 5589 renames a Riverhead, NY veterans clinic after Garfield M. Langhorn, a local Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient.
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HR 5589 officially renames the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic in Riverhead, New York, as the "Private First Class Garfield M. Langhorn VA Clinic." The new name would appear in all government documents, maps, and records. The bill makes no changes to clinic services, staffing, funding, or hours.
The bill directly affects the VA clinic in Riverhead and the veterans who use it. Garfield M. Langhorn, a Riverhead native drafted into the Army in 1968, is the soldier being honored.
Langhorn was killed in Vietnam on January 15, 1969, after throwing himself on an enemy grenade to save wounded fellow soldiers, an act for which he was awarded the Medal of Honor. The renaming serves as a formal federal recognition of his sacrifice in the community where he grew up.
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Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.