To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia, as the "Charlie Norwood Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".
Latest action · Nov 8, 2007 Became Public Law No: 110-112.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 29, 2007
- Passed HouseOct 23, 2007
- Passed SenateOct 31, 2007
- To the PresidentNov 1, 2007
- Became lawNov 8, 2007Public Law 110-112
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center at 1 Freedom Way in Augusta, Georgia, as the "Charlie Norwood Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center."
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 988 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed417–0 | Oct 23, 2007 |
Cosponsors 82
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 29, 2007 to Sep 5, 2007; 74 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-WA | Cathy McMorris Rodgers | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-FL | Dave Weldon | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-TN | David Davis | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-OH | David L. Hobson | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-WA | Doc Hastings | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-AK | Don Young | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-KY | Ed Whitfield | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Original | Mar 29, 2007 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 29, 2007 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 23, 2007 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Oct 24, 2007Discharged Oct 31, 2007 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 8, 2007Signed by President.
- Nov 8, 2007Became Public Law No: 110-112.
- Nov 1, 2007Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 1, 2007Presented to President.
- Oct 31, 2007Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S13646)
- Oct 31, 2007Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S13646)
- Oct 31, 2007Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 31, 2007Cleared for White House.
- Oct 24, 2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Oct 23, 2007Mr. Filner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Oct 23, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11873-11878, H11887-11888)
- Oct 23, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1808.
- Oct 23, 2007At the conclusion of debate, a recorded vote was demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Oct 23, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 417 - 0 (Roll no. 988). (text: CR H11873)
- Oct 23, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 23, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 29, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 29, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S13646 | Patty Murray D-WA | Oct 31, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H11873–H11878Text printed H11873Recorded votes H11887designate | Bob Filner D-CA, Cliff Stearns R-FL, Jack Kingston R-GA, Joe Barton R-TX, Joe Wilson R-SC, John Boozman R-AR, John Linder R-GA, Lynn A. Westmoreland R-GA, Marsha Blackburn R-TN, Nathan Deal R-GA, Paul C. Broun R-GA, Phil Gingrey R-GA, Steve Buyer R-IN, Tom Price R-GA | Oct 23, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33828 | Latin America and the Caribbean: Issues for the 110th Congress Archived | Report | Jan 26, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1026 | A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia, as the "Charlie Norwood Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center". | Identical bill | Mar 29, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Augusta, Georgia, as the "Charlie Norwood Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Oct 24, 2007Referred in Senate
- Oct 23, 2007Engrossed in House
- Mar 29, 2007Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
