# 119-hr-499: To rename the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Dallas, Texas, as the "Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center".

119-hr-499, To rename the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Dallas, Texas, as the "Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX); status in_committee (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-499
- Congress: 119
- Title: To rename the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Dallas, Texas, as the "Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center".
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2025-01-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sylvester Turner (D-TX), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-hr-1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hres-1481: Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Kay Granger, a Representative from the State of Texas.
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-499 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/499)

## Related
- [119-hr-1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hres-1481: Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Kay Granger, a Representative fro…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1481)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-499 (as of 2026-04-21).