HR 7925 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Palm Desert, California, as the "Sy Kaplan VA Clinic".

Introduced May 31, 2022 Originated House Became Public Law 117-238 Sponsor Raul Ruiz D-CA

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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.

  1. IntroducedMay 31, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNov 14, 2022
  3. Passed SenateDec 6, 2022
  4. To the PresidentDec 16, 2022
  5. 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.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalJun 7, 2022
D-CAJackie SpeierJun 7, 2022
D-CAJared HuffmanJun 7, 2022
D-CAJerry McNerneyJun 7, 2022
D-CAJim CostaJun 7, 2022
D-CAJuan VargasJun 7, 2022
R-CAJay ObernolteJun 8, 2022
D-CAScott H. PetersJun 8, 2022
D-CAMike LevinJun 13, 2022
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaJun 15, 2022
D-CANorma J. TorresJun 28, 2022
D-CABrad ShermanJul 21, 2022
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoJul 21, 2022
D-CAKatie PorterJul 21, 2022
D-CAAnna G. EshooJul 26, 2022
D-CABarbara LeeJul 26, 2022
D-CAJohn GaramendiJul 29, 2022
D-CAJosh HarderAug 2, 2022
D-CAMike ThompsonAug 9, 2022
D-CASalud O. CarbajalAug 9, 2022
D-CAZoe LofgrenAug 9, 2022
R-CADoug LaMalfaAug 12, 2022
D-CAEric SwalwellAug 12, 2022
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardAug 12, 2022
D-CAMark TakanoAug 12, 2022
D-CARo KhannaAug 12, 2022
D-CAJudy ChuAug 16, 2022
R-CAKen CalvertAug 16, 2022
D-CAMark DeSaulnierSep 13, 2022
R-CAMichelle SteelSep 13, 2022
D-CAAmi BeraSep 14, 2022
D-CAJulia BrownleySep 14, 2022
D-CAKaren BassSep 14, 2022
D-CAPete AguilarSep 14, 2022
R-CADarrell IssaSep 19, 2022
R-CADavid G. ValadaoSep 19, 2022
D-CAJimmy PanettaSep 19, 2022
D-CALinda T. SánchezSep 19, 2022
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánSep 19, 2022
D-CATed LieuSep 19, 2022
D-CADoris O. MatsuiSep 20, 2022
D-CAJimmy GomezSep 20, 2022
D-CASara JacobsSep 20, 2022
D-CAAdam B. SchiffSep 21, 2022
R-CAConnie ConwaySep 21, 2022
D-CAMaxine WatersSep 21, 2022
R-CAMike GarciaSep 21, 2022
R-CATom McClintockSep 21, 2022
D-CATony CárdenasSep 21, 2022
R-CAYoung KimSep 22, 2022
R-CAKevin McCarthyOct 21, 2022
D-CANancy PelosiOct 31, 2022

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred May 31, 2022
Health Subcommittee
Referred Jun 13, 2022
SenateVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Nov 15, 2022Discharged Dec 7, 2022

Actions 16

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 20, 2022Signed by President.
  2. Dec 20, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-238.
  3. Dec 16, 2022Presented to President.
  4. Dec 7, 2022Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Dec 6, 2022Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S7008Margaret Wood Hassan D-NHDec 6, 2022
HouseDebate and remarks H8500Raul Ruiz D-CANov 15, 2022
HouseDebate and remarks H8455–H8457Text printed H8455Jake Ellzey R-TX, Mark Takano D-CANov 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States Constitution, to provide for the general welfare and make all laws necessary and proper to carry out the powers of Congress.

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.

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.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Nov 15, 2022Referred in Senate
  3. Nov 14, 2022Engrossed in House
  4. May 31, 2022Introduced in House

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