A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in San Angelo, Texas, as the "Colonel Charles and JoAnne Powell Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic".
Latest action · Oct 17, 2022 Became Public Law No: 117-208.
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.
- IntroducedSep 21, 2021
- Passed SenateMar 3, 2022
- Passed HouseSep 19, 2022
- To the PresidentOct 17, 2022
- Became lawOct 17, 2022Public Law 117-208
Summary
This act designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in San Angelo, Texas, as the Colonel Charles and JoAnne Powell Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic or the Colonel Charles and JoAnne Powell VA Clinic.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 15, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Dec 15, 2021 |
Committees 1
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 Sep 21, 2021Discharged Mar 3, 2022 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 17, 2022Presented to President.
- Oct 17, 2022Signed by President.
- Oct 17, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-208.
- Sep 19, 2022Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 19, 2022Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7942-7944)
- Sep 19, 2022DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2771.
- Sep 19, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7942)
- Sep 19, 2022Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 7, 2022Received in the House.
- Mar 7, 2022Held at the desk.
- Mar 3, 2022Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S998)
- Mar 3, 2022Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S998)
- Mar 3, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S998)
- Mar 3, 2022Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 21, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Sep 21, 2021Read twice and referred to the 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7942–H7944Text printed H7942 | August Pfluger R-TX, Mark Takano D-CA, Mike Bost R-IL | Sep 19, 2022 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S998Text printed S998 | Catherine Cortez Masto D-NV | Mar 3, 2022 |
| Senate | Text printed S6588 | John Cornyn R-TX (text) | Sep 21, 2021 |
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
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 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4328 | To rename the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in San Angelo, Texas, the "Colonel Charles and JoAnne Powell VA Clinic". | Related bill | Sep 7, 2021 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in San Angelo, Texas, as the "Colonel Charles and JoAnne Powell Department of Veterans Affairs 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.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Mar 3, 2022Engrossed in Senate
- Sep 21, 2021Introduced 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.
