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HR 5655 107th Congress House

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs in Houston, Texas, as the "Michael E. DeBakey Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".

Introduced: October 16, 2002 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 25, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 16, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Oct 16, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 25, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Houston, Texas, as the Michael E. DeBakey Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 1 Republican 1
LAMPSON, NICK
· Nov 14, 2002
SANDLIN, MAX
· Nov 14, 2002
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Nov 14, 2002
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Oct 16, 2002
FROST, MARTIN
· Oct 16, 2002
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Oct 16, 2002
TURNER, JIM
· Oct 16, 2002
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5655: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs in Houston, Texas, as the "Michael E. DeBakey Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5655/
MLA
"H.R. 5655: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs in Houston, Texas, as the "Michael E. DeBakey Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5655/.
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H.R. 5655, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5655/.
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[H.R. 5655: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs in Houston, Texas, as the "Michael E. DeBakey Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5655/)
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