HR 255 · 119th Congress 2025โ€“2027

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Lubbock, Texas, as the "General Bernie Mittemeyer VA Clinic".

Latest action · Feb 11, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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. IntroducedJan 9, 2025
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lubbock, Texas, as the General Bernie Mittemeyer VA Clinic.

Cosponsors 30

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 6, 2025 to May 13, 2026.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TXBrandon GillMay 6, 2025
D-TXJasmine CrockettMay 6, 2025
R-TXKeith SelfMay 6, 2025
R-TXBeth Van DuyneMay 19, 2025
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.Jun 3, 2025
R-TXMichael T. McCaulJun 5, 2025
R-TXRonny JacksonJun 6, 2025
R-TXAugust PflugerJun 9, 2025
R-TXBrian BabinJun 9, 2025
R-TXMonica De La CruzJun 23, 2025
R-TXNathaniel MoranJun 23, 2025
R-TXRoger WilliamsJun 23, 2025
R-TXMorgan LuttrellJun 30, 2025
R-TXTroy E. NehlsJul 17, 2025
D-TXVicente GonzalezAug 1, 2025
D-TXHenry CuellarSep 26, 2025
R-TXWesley HuntSep 26, 2025
R-TXDan CrenshawOct 6, 2025
R-TXJohn R. CarterOct 6, 2025
D-TXJulie JohnsonOct 6, 2025
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOct 6, 2025
R-TXMichael CloudOct 6, 2025
R-TXPat FallonOct 6, 2025
R-TXChip RoyOct 24, 2025
R-TXCraig A. GoldmanOct 24, 2025
R-TXJake EllzeyOct 24, 2025
R-TXLance GoodenOct 24, 2025
R-TXPete SessionsOct 24, 2025
R-TXTony GonzalesOct 24, 2025
D-TXChristian D. MenefeeMay 13, 2026

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Jan 9, 2025
Health Subcommittee
Referred Feb 11, 2025

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 11, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jan 9, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jan 9, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 5, January 9, 2025, page H92.

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Lubbock, Texas, as the "General Bernie Mittemeyer VA Clinic".

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 9, 2025Introduced in House

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