H.R. 8656 · 117th Congress

To designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Mishawaka, Indiana, as the "Jackie Walorski VA Clinic".

Introduced on Aug 5, 2022 by Jim Banks (R-IN-3). 122 cosponsors, 6 of them from another party. Became Public Law 117-179.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-179
Introduced
Aug 5, 2022
Cosponsors
122
6 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Subjects

  • Congressional tributes
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Government buildings, facilities, and property
  • Health facilities and institutions
  • Indiana
  • Veterans' medical care

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Sep 30, 2022). Public domain.

This act designates the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Mishawaka, Indiana, as the Jackie Walorski VA Clinic.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Jim BanksR-IN-3Sponsor

Democrats · 6

Republicans · 116

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Aug 5, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Aug 5, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Aug 5, 2022 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  4. Aug 12, 2022 · HouseMr. Takano asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
  5. Aug 12, 2022Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.
  6. Aug 12, 2022 · HouseCommittee on Veterans' Affairs discharged.
  7. Aug 12, 2022 · HouseConsidered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H7705)
  8. Aug 12, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
  9. Aug 12, 2022 · HouseOn passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H7705)
  10. Aug 12, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  11. Sep 6, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate, read twice.
  12. Sep 8, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  13. Sep 8, 2022 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4520)
  14. Sep 8, 2022 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  15. Sep 22, 2022Presented to President.
  16. Sep 22, 2022 · HousePresented to President.
  17. Sep 30, 2022Signed by President.
  18. Sep 30, 2022Signed by President.
  19. Sep 30, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-179.
  20. Sep 30, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-179.

Committees

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Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.