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House bill · 106th Congress · Public Law 106-262

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic located at 125 Brookley Drive, Rome, New York, as the "Donald J. Mitchell Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic".

H.R. 1982Introduced May 27, 1999Policy area: Commemorations

Became law on Aug 18, 2000.

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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 18, 2000 — Became Public Law No: 106-262.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1982.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of January 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 1982, last updated January 14, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

33 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 22 Democrats

21 of 33 cosponsors (64%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Lane Evans (D-IL), Bob Filner (D-CA), Michael Forbes (D-NY), Vito Fossella (R-NY), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Amo Houghton (R-NY), Sue Kelly (R-NY), Peter King (R-NY), John LaFalce (D-NY), Rick Lazio (R-NY), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), John McHugh (R-NY), Michael McNulty (D-NY), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Major Owens (D-NY), Jack Quinn (R-NY), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Thomas Reynolds (R-NY), Jose Serrano (D-NY), Louise Slaughter (D-NY), John Sweeney (R-NY), Edolphus Towns (D-NY), Tom Udall (D-NM) and 3 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sherwood Boehlert.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-23 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.