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119-hr-499119th Congress

To rename the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Dallas, Texas, as the "Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center".

Sponsored By: Representative Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30]

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Summary

Renames the Dallas VA Medical Center to honor Eddie Bernice Johnson. This bill would give the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center at 4500 South Lancaster Road in Dallas a new, official name to recognize her long service to veterans and the nation.

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  • Honors veterans and families by attaching Eddie Bernice Johnson’s name to the Dallas VA Medical Center, recognizing her 16 years as Chief Psychiatric Nurse at the Dallas VA and her 30 years in Congress.
  • Makes the new name the official reference in any U.S. law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record for that medical center.
  • Notes her role in passing the Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-157; 38 U.S.C. 101 note) and praises her work serving wounded veterans.

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30]

TX • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 1/16/2025

  • Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 1/16/2025

  • Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 1/16/2025

  • Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 1/16/2025

  • Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 1/16/2025

  • Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 1/16/2025

  • Sylvester Turner

    TX • D

    Sponsored 1/23/2025

  • Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 1/23/2025

  • Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 1/23/2025

  • Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 1/28/2025

  • Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 5/5/2025

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