HR 1216 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Vet Center in Prescott, Arizona, as the "Dr. Cameron McKinley Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Center".

Introduced Mar 15, 2013 Originated House Became Public Law 113-138 Sponsor Paul A. Gosar R-AZ

Latest action · Jul 25, 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-138.

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 15, 2013
Passed HouseJun 17, 2014
Passed SenateJul 9, 2014
To the PresidentJul 15, 2014
Became lawJul 25, 2014Public Law 113-138

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 (VA) Vet Center in Prescott, Arizona, as the "Dr. Cameron McKinley Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans Center."

Cosponsors 8

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 15, 2013.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-AZ	Ann Kirkpatrick	Original	Mar 15, 2013
R-AZ	David Schweikert	Original	Mar 15, 2013
D-AZ	Ed Pastor	Original	Mar 15, 2013
I-AZ	Kyrsten Sinema	Original	Mar 15, 2013
R-AZ	Matt Salmon	Original	Mar 15, 2013
D-AZ	Raúl M. Grijalva	Original	Mar 15, 2013
D-AZ	Ron Barber	Original	Mar 15, 2013
R-AZ	Trent Franks	Original	Mar 15, 2013

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 15, 2013
	Health Subcommittee	Referred Apr 2, 2013
Senate	Veterans' Affairs Committee	Referred Jun 18, 2014Discharged Jul 9, 2014

Actions 16

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jul 25, 2014Signed by President.
Jul 25, 2014Became Public Law No: 113-138.
Jul 15, 2014Presented to President.
Jul 10, 2014Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 9, 2014Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4364)
Jul 9, 2014Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4364)
Jul 9, 2014Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 18, 2014Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 17, 2014Mr. Lamborn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jun 17, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5385-5387)
Jun 17, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1216.
Jun 17, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5385-5386)
Jun 17, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 2, 2013Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 15, 2013Introduced in House
Mar 15, 2013Referred 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 S4364	Harry Reid D-NV	Jul 9, 2014
House	Debate and remarks H5385–H5387Text printed H5385	Doug Lamborn R-CO, Joseph P. Kennedy III D-MA, Paul A. Gosar R-AZ	Jun 17, 2014

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

[Pages H1548-H1549] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. GOSAR: H.R. 1216. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Sec. 8, Clause 17, which provides that Congress has the power and authority to: ``exercise exclusive Legislation in all Cases whatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Miles square) as may, by Cession of particular States, and the Acceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government of the United States, and to exercise like Authority over all Places purchased by the Consent of the Legislature of the State in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts, Magazines, Arsenals, dock-Yards, and other needful Buildings. (Emphasis added). Thus, the Constitution's Places Clause confers the express and exclusive constitutional authority to Congress to manage Federal Property, including federally owned property used for any ``needful'' government purpose. The federal government's duty to raise and maintain a military force subsumes a duty to maintain and take care of its veterans from such military forces. Thus, a veterans' center is a ``needful building'' to fulfill a core constitutional duty, and thus Congress has the exclusive authority to manage it and give it a name. James v. Dravo Contracting Co., 302 U.S. 134, 143 (1937) (taking the ``view'' that the phrase ``other needful buildings'' embraces ``whatever structures are found to be necessary in the performance of the functions of the federal government). For these reasons, the bill seeking to name a veteran's center is constitutionally permissible.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1549.

CRS reports 2

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 2

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R42987	Gun Control Legislation in the 113th Congress Archived	Report	Jan 8, 2015
RL30785	The Child Care and Development Block Grant: Background and Funding Archived	Report	Sep 17, 2014

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Vet Center in Prescott, Arizona, as the "Dr. Cameron McKinley Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans 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.

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