# 117-hr-6863: To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Memphis, Tennessee, as the "Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center".

117-hr-6863, To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Memphis, Tennessee, as the "Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center"., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN); status became_law (as of 2026-01-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6863
- Congress: 117
- Title: To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Memphis, Tennessee, as the "Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center".
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2022-02-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-01-05

## 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. - 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.

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1437: Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023
- 117-hr-8454: Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act
- 117-hr-1667: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act
- 117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022

## Sources
- [117-hr-6863 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6863)

## Related
- [117-hr-1437: Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1437)
- [117-hr-8454: Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8454)
- [117-hr-1667: Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1667)
- [117-hr-1448: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1448)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-3076: Postal Service Reform Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3076)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6863 (as of 2026-01-05).