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US HR10167

US HR10167
To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center.


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Introduced
11/19/2024
In Committee
11/19/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025

Introduced Session

118th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center.

AI Summary

This bill designates the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center currently under construction in Tulsa, Oklahoma, located at 440 South Houston Avenue, as the "James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center" or the "James Mountain Inhofe Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center." The legislation ensures that all future references to this medical center in any official U.S. government documents, laws, regulations, maps, or records will automatically use the new name, honoring James Mountain Inhofe. The bill appears to be a straightforward naming measure to recognize a prominent public figure (likely former Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe) by attaching his name to a VA medical facility in his home state. Such commemorative bills are common in Congress as a way to honor public servants by naming federal buildings or facilities after them.

Committee Categories

Military Affairs and Security

Sponsors (5)

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (on 11/19/2024)

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