To rename the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Dallas, Texas, as the "Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center".
This bill renames the Dallas, Texas Department of Veterans Affairs medical center at 4500 South Lancaster Road as the "Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center." It directly affects the facility and all official references to it in federal documents, laws, and records. The key provision (Section 2(a)) officially changes the facility's name upon enactment, and Section 2(b) requires all future references to use the new name. The bill is procedural, honoring Congresswoman Johnson's service to veterans.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jan 16, 2025
Last action Dec 19, 2025
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Committee
2
Dec 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
lower
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jasmine Crockett
DDemocratic
Co
Al Green
DDemocratic
Co
Henry Cuellar
DDemocratic
Co
Joaquin Castro
DDemocratic
Co
Jodey C. Arrington
RRepublican
Co
Lance Gooden
RRepublican
Co
Lizzie Fletcher
DDemocratic
Co
Marc A. Veasey
DDemocratic
Co
Sylvester Turner
DDemocratic
Co
Sylvia R. Garcia
DDemocratic
Co
Veronica Escobar
DDemocratic
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