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House bill · 102nd Congress · Public Law 102-286

To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center located in Northampton, Massachusetts, as the "Edward P. Boland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".

H.R. 4184Introduced Feb 5, 1992Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Became law on May 18, 1992.

Sponsor: Rep. Richard Neal D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: May 18, 1992 — Became Public Law No: 102-286.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

29 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 25 Democrats

4 of 29 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.

Douglas Applegate (D-OH), Chester Atkins (D-MA), Michael Bilirakis (R-FL), Bill Brewster (D-OK), Bob Clement (D-TN), Brian Donnelly (D-MA), Joseph Early (D-MA), Don Edwards (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Pete Geren (D-TX), John Hammerschmidt (R-AR), Claude Harris (D-AL), Ben Jones (D-GA), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Jill Long (D-IN), Edward Markey (D-MA), Nicholas Mavroules (D-MA), Joe Moakley (D-MA), G. Montgomery (D-MS), John Olver (D-MA), Elizabeth Patterson (D-SC), Timothy Penny (D-MN), Owen Pickett (D-VA), Thomas Ridge (R-PA), J. Rowland (D-GA), George Sangmeister (D-IL), Harley Staggers (D-WV), Gerry Studds (D-MA), Bob Stump (R-AZ).

More from the sponsor

Other 102nd Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Richard Neal.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress · MA-2 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.