I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4328 
To rename the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient 
clinic in San Angelo, Texas, the ‘‘Colonel Charles and JoAnne Powell 
VA Clinic’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 1, 2021 
Mr. PFLUGER (for himself, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. CREN-
SHAW, Mr. CARTER of Texas, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. TONY GONZALES of 
Texas, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. CUELLAR, and Mr. VELA) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To rename the Department of Veterans Affairs community- 
based outpatient clinic in San Angelo, Texas, the ‘‘Colo-
nel Charles and JoAnne Powell VA Clinic’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Colonel Charles Powell and his wife, Mrs. 
Joanne Powell, served the community of San Angelo, 
Texas, with character and dignity. 
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(2) Colonel Powell served as the base com-
mander of Goodfellow Air Force Base from 1980- 
1984. 
(3) When the Powells moved to San Angelo, 
Charles was ordered to help Goodfellow avoid closure 
and the displacement of many members of the 
Armed Forces from the community they had grown 
to love. 
(4) The impact of Charles’ career can still be 
felt today at Goodfellow Air Force Base, as it serves 
as a training school for thousands of members from 
every Armed Force to train in cryptology, intel-
ligence, and firefighting. 
(5) Joanne assisted thousands of constituents 
in the district offices of Representatives Tom Loef-
fler, Lamar Smith, K. Michael Conaway, and Au-
gust Pfluger. 
(6) One of the several duties Joanne spear-
headed was the annual process of nominations to the 
military service academies, which was always a year- 
round process for her. 
(7) With Joanne’s assistance, many of the 
young men and women of the 11th District went on 
to serve the Nation and attend one of the military 
service academies. 
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(8) In addition, Joanne was a fierce advocate of 
veterans and helped thousands of individuals gain 
access to the benefits they rightfully earned. 
(9) Joanne’s compassion and dedication helped 
make the Concho Valley a better place. 
SEC. 2. NAME OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
COMMUNITY-BASED 
OUTPATIENT 
CLINIC, 
SAN ANGELO, TEXAS. 
The Department of Veterans Affairs community- 
based outpatient clinic in San Angelo, Texas, shall after 
the date of the enactment of this Act be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Colonel Charles and JoAnne Powell VA 
Clinic’’. Any reference to such clinic in any law, regula-
tion, map, document, record, or other paper of the United 
States shall be considered to be a reference to the Colonel 
Charles and JoAnne Powell VA Clinic. 
Æ 
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