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HR 6863 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional tributes Health facilities and institutions Tennessee

To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Memphis, Tennessee, as the "Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center".

Introduced: February 28, 2022 Introduced by: Cohen, Steve Democratic · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 20, 2022
Became Public Law No: 117-236.
Dec 20, 2022
Signed by President.
Dec 16, 2022
Presented to President.
Dec 7, 2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 6, 2022
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7008)
Dec 6, 2022
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 6, 2022
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Nov 15, 2022
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 14, 2022
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 14, 2022
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8450)
Nov 14, 2022
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Nov 14, 2022
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6863.
Nov 14, 2022
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8449-8452)
Nov 14, 2022
Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Mar 28, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 28, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 28, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This act designates the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Memphis, Tennessee, as the Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center.

What's happening now December 20, 2022

Became Public Law No: 117-236.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6863: To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Memphis, Tennessee, as the "Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center".. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6863/
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"H.R. 6863: To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Memphis, Tennessee, as the "Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center".." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6863/.
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H.R. 6863, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6863/.
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[H.R. 6863: To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Memphis, Tennessee, as the "Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center".](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6863/)
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