To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Palm Desert, California, as the "Sy Kaplan VA Clinic".
Latest action · Dec 20, 2022 Became Public Law No: 117-238.
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 31, 2022
- Passed HouseNov 14, 2022
- Passed SenateDec 6, 2022
- To the PresidentDec 16, 2022
- Became lawDec 20, 2022Public Law 117-238
Summary
This act designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Palm Desert, California, as the Sy Kaplan VA Clinic.
Cosponsors 52
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 7, 2022 to Oct 31, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| R-CA | Jay Obernolte | Jun 8, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Jun 8, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Jun 13, 2022 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Jun 15, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Jun 28, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jul 21, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jul 21, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Jul 21, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jul 26, 2022 |
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 31, 2022 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 13, 2022 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 15, 2022Discharged Dec 7, 2022 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 20, 2022Signed by President.
- Dec 20, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-238.
- Dec 16, 2022Presented to President.
- Dec 7, 2022Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 6, 2022Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 6, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7008)
- Nov 15, 2022Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Nov 14, 2022Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 14, 2022Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8455-8457)
- Nov 14, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7925.
- Nov 14, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8455)
- Nov 14, 2022Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 14, 2022The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 13, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 31, 2022Introduced in House
- May 31, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 S7008 | Margaret Wood Hassan D-NH | Dec 6, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8500 | Raul Ruiz D-CA | Nov 15, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8455–H8457Text printed H8455 | Jake Ellzey R-TX, Mark Takano D-CA | Nov 14, 2022 |
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. 168, no. 94, May 31, 2022, page H5228.
CRS reports 7
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 7
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL32794 | House Committee Funding: Process and Historical Appropriations and Authorizations | Report | Sep 24, 2025 |
| R40760 | House Office of Congressional Conduct: History, Authority, and Procedures | Report | Aug 5, 2025 |
| R47981 | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): History, Overview of Domestic Programs, and Selected Issues | Report | Mar 22, 2024 |
| IF12465 | 5G Fund for Rural America: Current Status and Issues | Resource | Nov 13, 2023 |
| R47745 | Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) FY2023 Appropriations: Independent Agencies and General Provisions | Report | Sep 29, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Palm Desert, California, as the "Sy Kaplan Veterans Center".
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Palm Desert, California, as the "Sy Kaplan VA Clinic".
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
- Nov 15, 2022Referred in Senate
- Nov 14, 2022Engrossed in House
- May 31, 2022Introduced 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.
