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HR 2786 108th Congress House Commemorations Armed Forces and National Security Congress Congressional tributes Health Names New York City Veterans' hospitals

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in the Bronx, New York, as the "James J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".

Introduced: July 17, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Jul 17, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 17, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Names the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in the Bronx, New York, as the James J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

What's happening now July 17, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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  • S 2133 Identical bill A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in the Bronx, New York, as the James J. Peters Departm…
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 17, 2003
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 17, 2003
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 17, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2786: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in the Bronx, New York, as the "James J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2786/
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"H.R. 2786: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in the Bronx, New York, as the "James J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2786/.
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H.R. 2786, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2786/.
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[H.R. 2786: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in the Bronx, New York, as the "James J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2786/)
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