To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs health care center in Center Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, as the "Abie Abraham VA Clinic".
Latest action · Jun 22, 2016 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the 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.
- IntroducedMay 24, 2016
- Passed HouseJun 21, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(Sec. 2) This bill designates the Department of Veterans Affairs health care center in Center Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, as the "Abie Abraham VA Clinic."
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 24, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Bill Shuster | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-PA | Keith J. Rothfus | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-PA | Lou Barletta | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-PA | Michael G. Fitzpatrick | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-PA | Patrick Meehan | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | Original | May 24, 2016 |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | Original | May 24, 2016 |
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 May 24, 2016 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 13, 2016 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 22, 2016 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2016Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Jun 21, 2016Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 21, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4008-4010)
- Jun 21, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5317.
- Jun 21, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4008)
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4008–H4010Text printed H4008 | Corrine Brown D-FL, David P. Roe R-TN, Mike Kelly R-PA | Jun 21, 2016 |
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 Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 82, May 24, 2016, page H3094.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 609 | To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs health care center in Center Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, as the "Abie Abraham VA Clinic". | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 13, 2017 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs health care center in Center Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, as the "Abie Abraham VA Clinic".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 22, 2016Referred in Senate
- Jun 21, 2016Engrossed in House
- May 24, 2016Introduced 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.
