To rename the Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, as the "Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center".

Bill: 118-hr-1344
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30]
Introduced: 2023-03-03
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Congressional tributes

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Health facilities and institutions

Military personnel and dependents

Texas

Veterans' medical care
Latest action: action_date: 2023-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill designates the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 4500 South Lancaster Road in Dallas, Texas, as the Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1344 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 3, 2023 Ms. Crockett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To rename the Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, as the Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center .

1. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson served the veteran community diligently during her 16 years working as the Chief Psychiatric Nurse of the Dallas VA Medical Center. (2) Throughout her 30 years in Congress, Eddie Bernice Johnson introduced numerous bills that sought to honor and serve the patriots who so nobly served their country. (3) Congresswoman Johnson introduced, and won passage of, the Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act of 2007 ( Public Law 110–157 ; 38 U.S.C. 101 note), which assists those wounded in service in receiving the treatment they need, and increases the dignity shown to those who gave their last full measure of devotion to the country that they served. (4) Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson was a trailblazer who worked tirelessly on behalf of American veterans and has earned the respect and honor of her native city of Dallas, State of Texas, the United States, and the Congress. 2. Designation of the Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center (a) Designation The Dallas Veterans Center of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 4500 South Lancaster Road, Dallas, Texas, shall, after the date of the enactment of this Act, be known and designated as the Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center . (b) Reference Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the veterans center referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to the Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center.