HR 1540: Washington, Senior Chief Earnest C.; retirement from the Department of Veterans Affairs and prior decades-long service to the United States Navy; commend

This House resolution recognizes Senior Chief Earnest C. Washington, a Savannah native who served more than twenty years in the United States Navy before joining the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2008. It traces his career at the Atlanta Regional VA Office, where he rose from Rating Veterans Service Representative through several leadership roles to Assistant Veterans Service Center Manager in 2015. The resolution also acknowledges his family life, including 36 years of marriage to his wife Marcia Washington, a fellow Navy retiree, and their three children and six grandchildren. It formally commends Washington for his service to the Navy, the VA, and the Douglasville community as he retires on January 31, 2026, and directs the Clerk of the House to provide him a copy of the resolution.

• Formally commends Senior Chief Earnest C. Washington for his service in the United States Navy and at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
• Recognizes his career progression at the Atlanta Regional VA Office, including his 2015 promotion to Assistant Veterans Service Center Manager.
• Acknowledges his family, including his wife, three children, and six grandchildren, for their shared commitment to service.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare a copy of the resolution for distribution to Washington.

This resolution directly names and honors Senior Chief Earnest C. Washington and his family. It has no regulatory effect on the public and does not change any Georgia law, agency, or program.

The resolution carries symbolic and ceremonial weight rather than legal effect. It creates an official House record honoring Washington's Navy and VA career and provides him and his family a formal, lasting acknowledgment from the Georgia House of Representatives.

• The whereas clauses recount Washington's over twenty years in the Navy and his subsequent VA career beginning in 2008.
• The resolution notes his April 2015 promotion to Assistant Veterans Service Center Manager at the Atlanta Regional VA Office.
• The resolving clause formally commends Washington for his service to the Navy, the VA, and the Douglasville community.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to make a copy of the resolution available to Washington.

1. 2026-03-03House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2026-03-03House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-03-03House Hopper (House)

• Kimberly Alexander (D, HD-066)Primary sponsor
• Kimberly New (R, HD-040)
• Sylvia Baker (D, HD-064)

• veterans affairs
• military service commendation
• Georgia House resolution
• Savannah Georgia