To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Waco, Texas, as the "Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".
Latest action · Dec 18, 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-256.
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 11, 2014
- Passed HouseJun 17, 2014
- Passed SenateDec 9, 2014
- To the PresidentDec 12, 2014
- Became lawDec 18, 2014Public Law 113-256
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) medical center in Waco, Texas, as the "Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center."
Cosponsors 35
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 11, 2014 to Mar 14, 2014; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Beto O'Rourke | Original | Mar 11, 2014 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Mar 14, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Mar 14, 2014 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Mar 14, 2014 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Mar 14, 2014 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Mar 14, 2014 | |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Mar 14, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Mar 14, 2014 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Mar 14, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Joe Barton | Mar 14, 2014 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Mar 14, 2014 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Mar 14, 2014 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Mar 14, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Mar 14, 2014 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Mar 14, 2014 |
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 11, 2014 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 24, 2014 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 18, 2014Discharged Dec 10, 2014 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2014Signed by President.
- Dec 18, 2014Became Public Law No: 113-256.
- Dec 12, 2014Presented to President.
- Dec 10, 2014Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 9, 2014Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6463)
- Dec 9, 2014Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6463)
- Dec 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 H5383-5384)
- Jun 17, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4199.
- Jun 17, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5383)
- Jun 17, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 24, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 11, 2014Introduced in House
- Mar 11, 2014Referred 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 S6463 | Brian Schatz D-HI | Dec 9, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5383, H5384Text printed H5383 | Bill Flores R-TX, Doug Lamborn R-CO, James E. Clyburn D-SC | 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2302.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2128 | A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Waco, Texas, as the "Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center". | Identical bill | Mar 13, 2014 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Waco, Texas, as the "Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 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
- Jun 18, 2014Referred in Senate
- Jun 17, 2014Engrossed in House
- Mar 11, 2014Introduced 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.
