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.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5643 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5643 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 30, 2025 Mr. LaLota (for himself, Mr. Luttrell, Mr. Lawler, Ms. Tenney, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Suozzi, and Mr. McGuire) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) Michael Patrick Murphy was born on May 7, 1976, in Smithtown, New York, and grew up in Patchogue, New York, on Long Island. (2) Murphy graduated from Patchogue-Medford High School in 1994 and later attended Penn State University, earning dual degrees in political science and psychology. (3) On June 28, 2005, Lieutenant Murphy was the officer-in- charge of a four-man SEAL element in support of Operation Red Wings. Shortly after arriving at the objective area, the SEALs were spotted by three anti-coalition militia sympathizers, who revealed their position to Taliban fighters. (4) Lieutenant Murphy's team found themselves in a fierce gun battle against a much larger enemy force on the steep face of a mountain. Ignoring his own wounds and demonstrating exceptional composure, Lieutenant Murphy continued to lead his men in engaging the enemy. In the face of almost certain death, he fought his way into