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117-hr-6863117th Congress

To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Memphis, Tennessee, as the "Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center".

Sponsored By: Representative Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

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Summary

Renames the Memphis VA Medical Center as the Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center to honor Lt. Col. Luke Joseph Weathers Jr.'s military and public service. He was a Tuskegee Airman and later became the first Black air traffic controller in Memphis.

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  • Veterans and visitors: The facility will carry the new name on signs and in materials that patients and families see every day.
  • Federal records and maps: Laws, regulations, maps, and other official documents that reference the Memphis facility will be treated as references to the Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center.
  • Local community and historians: The designation recognizes Weathers's decorated career, including a Congressional Gold Medal in 2007 and 23 years of reserve service.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

TN • D

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