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Senate bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-202

A bill to name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".

S. 1669Introduced Apr 15, 1996Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Became law on Sep 24, 1996.

Sponsor: Sen. Chester Lott R-MS
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 24, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-202.

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

20 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 10 Democrats, 1 independent

10 of 20 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Ben Campbell (R-CO), Thad Cochran (R-MS), William Cohen (R-ME), Larry Craig (R-ID), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Wendell Ford (D-KY), Mark Hatfield (R-OR), Ernest Hollings (D-SC), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), James Jeffords (I-VT), John Johnston (D-LA), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), Richard Lugar (R-IN), Samuel Nunn (D-GA), Harry Reid (D-NV), William Roth (R-DE), Richard Shelby (R-AL), Alan Simpson (R-WY), Paul Wellstone (D-MN).

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Chester Lott.

Sponsor’s state and district

Mississippi in Congress

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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.