To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs blind rehabilitation center in Long Beach, California, as the "Major Charles Robert Soltes, Jr., O.D. Department of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center".
Latest action · May 7, 2010 Became Public Law No: 111-164.
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.
- IntroducedDec 16, 2009
- Passed HouseMar 25, 2010
- Passed SenateApr 19, 2010
- To the PresidentApr 26, 2010
- Became lawMay 7, 2010Public Law 111-164
Summary
Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs blind rehabilitation center in Long Beach, California, as the "Major Charles Robert Soltes, Jr., O.D. Department of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center."
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 192 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed417–0 | Mar 25, 2010 |
Cosponsors 73
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 16, 2009 to Mar 23, 2010; 34 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-CA | Daniel E. Lungren | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-CA | David Dreier | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| D-CA | Dennis A. Cardoza | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-CA | Duncan Hunter | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-CA | George Radanovich | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-CA | Howard P. "Buck" McKeon | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| D-CA | Jane Harman | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-CA | Jerry Lewis | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-CA | Kevin McCarthy | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-CA | Mary Bono | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| R-CA | Wally Herger | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Original | Dec 16, 2009 |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Jan 19, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jan 19, 2010 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Jan 19, 2010 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Jan 19, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Jan 19, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Jan 19, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| R-CA | Brian P. Bilbray | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| R-CA | Gary G. Miller | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Feb 4, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Nancy Pelosi | Feb 23, 2010 | |
| R-LA | Anh "Joseph" Cao | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| R-KY | Geoff Davis | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| R-UT | Jason Chaffetz | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| R-AL | Parker Griffith | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| R-UT | Rob Bishop | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| D-CO | Betsy Markey | Mar 18, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Michael A. Arcuri | Mar 18, 2010 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 18, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Mar 18, 2010 | |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Mar 18, 2010 | |
| D-MO | Ike Skelton | Mar 23, 2010 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Mar 23, 2010 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | Mar 23, 2010 |
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 Dec 16, 2009 |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 26, 2010Discharged Apr 19, 2010 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 7, 2010Signed by President.
- May 7, 2010Became Public Law No: 111-164.
- Apr 26, 2010Presented to President.
- Apr 20, 2010Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Apr 19, 2010Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2431)
In the Congressional Record 4
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 S2431 | Daniel K. Akaka D-HI, Richard J. Durbin D-IL | Apr 19, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2441Recorded votes H2417designate | Timothy J. Walz D-MN | Mar 25, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2267, H2268Text printed H2267 | Bob Filner D-CA, Dana Rohrabacher R-CA, John Boozman R-AR, John Campbell R-CA, Laura Richardson D-CA | Mar 24, 2010 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2182, H2183 | Bob Filner D-CA, Cliff Stearns R-FL | Mar 22, 2010 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45421 | Congressional Oversight of Intelligence: Background and Selected Options for Further Reform Archived | Report | Dec 4, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs blind rehabilitation center in Long Beach, California, as the "Major Charles R. Soltes, Jr., O.D. Department of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center".
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs blind rehabilitation center in Long Beach, California, as the "Major Charles Robert Soltes, Jr., O.D. Department of Veterans Affairs Blind Rehabilitation Center".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Mar 26, 2010Referred in Senate
- Mar 25, 2010Engrossed in House
- Dec 16, 2009Introduced 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.