S. 475 · 118th Congress

A bill to designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Gallup, New Mexico, as the Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura VA Clinic.

Introduced on Feb 16, 2023 by Martin Heinrich (D-NM). One cosponsor. Became Public Law 118-16.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-16
Introduced
Feb 16, 2023
Cosponsors
1
0 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

  • Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Government buildings, facilities, and property
  • Health facilities and institutions
  • Home and outpatient care
  • New Mexico
  • Veterans' medical care

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Martin HeinrichD-NMSponsor

Democrats · 1

Roll calls

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  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
    Sep 18, 2023· House· Passage· Passed 409–0

History

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  1. Feb 16, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 16, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  3. Jul 13, 2023Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3962)
  4. Jul 13, 2023 · SenateSenate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2962)
  5. Jul 13, 2023Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text CR S3962)
  6. Jul 13, 2023 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text CR S2962)
  7. Jul 18, 2023 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  8. Jul 18, 2023 · HouseReceived in the House.
  9. Jul 18, 2023 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  10. Sep 18, 2023 · HouseMr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  11. Sep 18, 2023 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4362-4364)
  12. Sep 18, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 475.
  13. Sep 18, 2023 · 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. Sep 18, 2023 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4370-4371)
  15. Sep 18, 2023Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 0, 1 Present (Roll no. 393). (text: CR H4362-4363)House · Roll call 393
  16. Sep 18, 2023 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 0, 1 Present (Roll no. 393). (text: CR H4362-4363)House · Roll call 393
  17. Sep 18, 2023 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Sep 21, 2023Presented to President.
  19. Sep 21, 2023 · HousePresented to President.
  20. Oct 2, 2023Signed by President.
  21. Oct 2, 2023Signed by President.
  22. Oct 2, 2023Became Public Law No: 118-16.
  23. Oct 2, 2023Became Public Law No: 118-16.

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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)
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  • 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.