A bill to designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Huntington, West Virginia, as the Hershel "Woody" Williams VA Medical Center.
Latest action · Sep 7, 2017 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.
- IntroducedMay 17, 2017
- Passed SenateSep 7, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
(Sec. 1) This bill designates the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Huntington, West Virginia, as the "Hershel `Woody' Williams VA Medical Center."
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 17, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | May 17, 2017 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred May 17, 2017Discharged Sep 7, 2017 |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 8, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Sep 7, 2017 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 7, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Sep 7, 2017Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5078)
- Sep 7, 2017Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5078)
- Sep 7, 2017Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5078)
- Sep 7, 2017Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 7, 2017Received in the House.
- Sep 7, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- May 17, 2017Introduced in Senate
- May 17, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5078Text printed S5078 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Sep 7, 2017 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3663 | To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Huntington, West Virginia, as the Hershel "Woody" Williams VA Medical Center. | Identical bill | Jun 15, 2018 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Huntington, West Virginia, as the Hershel "Woody" Williams VA Medical Center.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 7, 2017Referred in House
- Sep 7, 2017Engrossed in Senate
- May 17, 2017Introduced in Senate
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.
