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This bill designates the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Dallas, Texas, as the Eddie Bernice Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center or the Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center.

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[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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