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S 1282 115th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Congressional tributes Department of Veterans Affairs Health facilities and institutions Montana Veterans' medical care

A bill to redesignate certain clinics of the Department of Veterans Affairs located in Montana.

Introduced: May 25, 2017 Introduced by: Daines, Steve Republican · Montana See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 5, 2018
Became Public Law No: 115-181.
Jun 5, 2018
Signed by President.
May 24, 2018
Presented to President.
May 21, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4260)
May 21, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1282.
May 21, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4260-4261)
May 21, 2018
Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 21, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 21, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4260)
Aug 4, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Aug 4, 2017
Received in the House.
Aug 3, 2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 2, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 2, 2017
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 2, 2017
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4716)
Aug 2, 2017
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
May 25, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S3221-3222; text of measure as introduced: CR S3222)
May 25, 2017
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 749 Daines, Steve In the nature of a substitute. Agreed to Aug 2, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(Sec. 1) This bill redesignates Department of Veterans Affairs clinics in Montana located at:

  • 2687 Palmer Street in Missoula as the "David J. Thatcher VA Clinic,"
  • 1775 Spring Creek Lane in Billings as the "Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow VA Clinic," and
  • 1766 Majestic Lane in Billings as the "Benjamin Charles Steele VA Clinic."

Any local public display of the name of the Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic carried out by the United States or through the use of federal funds shall include both the English name, Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow, and the Crow name, Dakaak Baako.

What's happening now June 5, 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-181.

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