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House bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Amarillo, Texas, as the "Thomas E. Creek Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".

H.R. 4836Introduced Jul 15, 2004Policy area: Commemorations
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 14, 2004 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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 — 16 Republicans, 17 Democrats

17 of 33 cosponsors (52%) are from the other party.

Joe Barton (R-TX), Chris Bell (D-TX), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Michael Burgess (R-TX), John Carter (R-TX), John Culberson (R-TX), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chet Edwards (D-TX), Martin Frost (D-TX), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Kay Granger (R-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Nick Lampson (D-TX), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Solomon Ortiz (D-TX), Ron Paul (R-TX), Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), Ciro Rodriguez (D-TX), Max Sandlin (D-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Lamar Smith (R-TX) and 3 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Thornberry.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-13 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.