To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Big Spring, Texas, as the George H. O'Brien, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Latest action · Feb 8, 2011 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 8, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center in Big Spring, Texas, as the "George H. O'Brien, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center."
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 15, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Al Green | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Bill Flores | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Francisco "Quico" Canseco | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Joe Barton | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Mac Thornberry | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Apr 15, 2011 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Apr 15, 2011 |
Committees 1
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 Feb 8, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2011Introduced in House
- Feb 8, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H552.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 269 | A bill to designate the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Big Spring, Texas, as the George H. O'Brien, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Feb 3, 2011 |
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 Big Spring, Texas, as the George H. O'Brien, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2011Introduced 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.
