Jerry Lewis VA Clinic Act
Bill: H.R.5579 | Sponsor: Rep. Aguilar, Pete (D-CA)
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Summary:
Jerry Lewis VA Clinic Act
This bill designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Redlands, California, as the Jerry Lewis Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic or the Jerry Lewis VA Clinic.

To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based 
    outpatient clinic in Redlands, California, as the ``Jerry Lewis 
                Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic''.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Jerry Lewis VA Clinic Act''.

SEC. 2. JERRY LEWIS DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS CLINIC.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Former Congressman Jerry Lewis died on July 15, 2021.
            (2) He graduated from San Bernadino High School in San 
        Bernadino, California, where he was captain of the swim team 
        and a star basketball player, so much so, the high school 
        retired his jersey.
            (3) He earned his B.A. in Government from the University of 
        California, Los Angeles, (UCLA) in 1956.
            (4) From 1964 to 1968, he was a member of the San Bernadino 
        City Unified School District Board of Education.
            (5) From 1969 to 1978, he was a member of the California 
        State Assembly, where he represented the 73d and 67th district.
            (6) As a California Assemblyman, he advocated for policies 
        and programs that would improve Southern California's air 
        quality.
            (7) In 1976, he helped establish the South Coast Air 
        Quality Management District.
            (8) In November 1978, Jerry Lewis was elected as a 
        Republican to the 96th United States Congress.
            (9) During his 34-year long tenure in Congress, he 
        represented the 37th, 35th, 40th, and 41st Congressional 
        District of California.
            (10) In 1994, he was named the Chairman of the VA-HUD and 
        Independent Agencies Subcommittee.
            (11) In the 109th Congress, from 2005 to 2007, he became 
        the Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. The first, 
        and still to this date, the only, California Member of Congress 
        to be named Chairman.
            (12) Throughout his congressional career, he secured 
        millions of dollars to advance several community projects for 
        Southern California, including the Inland Empire.
            (13) The community projects he secured for Inland Empire 
        include the California State San Bernadino, a cancer research 
        center at Loma Linda University Medical Center, Seven Oaks Dam, 
        and so much more.
            (14) Although he was an ardent and staunch leader of the 
        Republican party, once becoming the third-ranking Republican in 
        the House of Representatives, he symbolized a time where 
        Members of Congress could work across the aisle to solve 
        pressing issues throughout the Nation.
            (15) He believed in civility and bipartisanship to meet the 
        needs of the American people, specifically on behalf of his 
        California constituents.
            (16) He worked tirelessly and helped countless Americans 
        before his retirement in 2012.
            (17) He was the pinnacle of a public servant and his 
        unwavering support for the institution will be remembered 
        forever.
    (b) Designation.--The Department of Veterans Affairs community-
based outpatient clinic located in Redlands, California, shall after 
the date of the enactment of the Act be known and designated as the 
``Jerry Lewis Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic'' or the ``Jerry 
Lewis VA Clinic''.
    (c) Reference.--Any reference in a law, regulation, map, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the clinic referred to 
in subsection (b) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Jerry Lewis 
Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.
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