S. 4359 · 117th Congress

Senator Johnny Isakson VA Regional Office Act of 2022

Introduced on Jun 8, 2022 by Jon Ossoff (D-GA). 31 cosponsors, 21 of them from another party. Became Public Law 117-227.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-227
Introduced
Jun 8, 2022
Cosponsors
31
21 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

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

Official title

A bill to designate the regional office of the Department of Veterans Affairs in metropolitan Atlanta as the "Senator Johnny Isakson Department of Veterans Affairs Atlanta Regional Office", and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Congressional tributes
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Georgia
  • Government buildings, facilities, and property
  • Members of Congress
  • Senate

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Dec 9, 2022). Public domain.

Senator Johnny Isakson VA Regional Office Act of 2022

This act designates the Department of Veterans Affairs Atlanta Regional Office in Georgia as the Senator Johnny Isakson Department of Veterans Affairs Atlanta Regional Office or the Isakson VA Atlanta Regional Office.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Jon OssoffD-GASponsor

Democrats · 10

Republicans · 21

Roll calls

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

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
    Nov 17, 2022· House· Passage· Passed 418–2

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jun 8, 2022Introduced in Senate
  2. Jun 8, 2022 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  3. Jul 27, 2022Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3734-3736)
  4. Jul 27, 2022 · SenateSenate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3734-3736)
  5. Jul 27, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S3735)
  6. Jul 27, 2022 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3735)
  7. Jul 28, 2022 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  8. Jul 28, 2022 · HouseReceived in the House.
  9. Jul 28, 2022 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  10. Nov 14, 2022 · HouseMr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  11. Nov 14, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8459-8461)
  12. Nov 14, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 4359.
  13. Nov 14, 2022 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  14. Nov 17, 2022 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8575)
  15. Nov 17, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 418 - 2, 2 Present (Roll no. 483).House · Roll call 483
  16. Nov 17, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 418 - 2, 2 Present (Roll no. 483). (text: 11/14/2022 CR H8459-8460)House · Roll call 483
  17. Nov 17, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Dec 5, 2022Presented to President.
  19. Dec 5, 2022 · HousePresented to President.
  20. Dec 9, 2022Signed by President.
  21. Dec 9, 2022Signed by President.
  22. Dec 9, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-227.
  23. Dec 9, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-227.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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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 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 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.