H.R. 499

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 499 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 499

To rename the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in 
Dallas, Texas, as the ``Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center''.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 16, 2025

Ms. Crockett (for herself, Mr. Gooden, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Castro 
of Texas, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Green of Texas, and Ms. Escobar) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs

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A BILL

To rename the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in 
Dallas, Texas, as the ``Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center''.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 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 medical center of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs in Dallas, Texas.
(2) Throughout her 30 years in Congress, Congresswoman 
Eddie Bernice Johnson introduced numerous bills that sought to 
honor and serve the patriots who so nobly served their country.
(3) Congresswoman Eddie Bernice 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 the Armed Forces 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 veterans in the United 
States and has earned the respect and honor of her native city 
of Dallas, Texas, the State of Texas, the United States, and 
Congress.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER.

(a) Designation.--The medical 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 Department of Veterans Affairs Medical 
Center'' or 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 medical 
center referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a 
reference to the Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center.
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