I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8350 
To designate the regional office of the Department of Veterans Affairs in 
metropolitan Atlanta as the ‘‘Senator Johnny Isakson Department of 
Veterans Affairs Atlanta Regional Office’’, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 13, 2022 
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia (for himself, Mr. ALLEN, Ms. BOURDEAUX, Mr. CAR-
TER of Georgia, Mr. CLYDE, Mr. FERGUSON, Mrs. GREENE of Georgia, 
Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. LOUDERMILK, Mrs. 
MCBATH, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, 
and Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To designate the regional office of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs in metropolitan Atlanta as the ‘‘Senator 
Johnny Isakson Department of Veterans Affairs Atlanta 
Regional Office’’, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Senator Johnny Isak-
son VA Regional Office Act of 2022’’. 
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(9) During his time in the House of Represent-
atives, Johnny Isakson, as a member of the Com-
mittee on Education and Labor of the House of 
Representatives, worked to improve American edu-
cation, and was a key advocate for the bipartisan 
education reforms that became the No Child Left 
Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107–110). 
(10) Johnny Isakson was elected to the United 
States Senate in 2004, serving until December 31, 
2019. 
(11) During his time in the Senate, Johnny 
Isakson was an exemplar of courtesy, dignity, and 
kindness, beloved and respected by colleagues re-
gardless of party. 
(12) Johnny Isakson, during the 111th Con-
gress, demonstrated a bipartisan yearning for peace, 
and crossed party lines to support the ratification of 
the 2010 Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty between 
the United States and the Russian Federation, also 
known as New START. 
(13) During the 114th, 115th, and 116th Con-
gresses, Johnny Isakson served as Chairman of the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate, a po-
sition with which he tirelessly championed reform to 
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improve the benefits and quality of service for our 
Nation’s military veterans. 
(14) During the 114th, 115th, and 116th Con-
gresses, Johnny Isakson served as Chairman of the 
Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate. 
(15) The late Congressman John Lewis once 
described Johnny Isakson as ‘‘A man who has 
strong belief but also willing to work with others to 
get things done.’’. 
(16) On December 19, 2021, Johnny Isakson 
passed away, but his legacy of character and good-
will will endure as an example to all who serve, or 
will serve, in the United States Senate. 
SEC. 3. SENATOR JOHNNY ISAKSON DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS ATLANTA REGIONAL OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The Department of Veterans Af-
fairs Atlanta Regional Office in Georgia shall, after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Senator Johnny Isakson Department of 
Veterans Affairs Atlanta Regional Office’’ or the ‘‘Isakson 
VA Atlanta Regional Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCE.—Any reference in a law, regulation, 
map, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the Regional Office referred to in subsection (a) 
shall be deemed to be a reference to the Senator Johnny 
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Isakson Department of Veterans Affairs Atlanta Regional 
Office. 
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