House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Big Spring, Texas, as the George H. O'Brien, Jr., Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
Sponsor: Rep. Randy Neugebauer R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 8, 2011
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 8, 2011 — Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 558.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NEUGEBAUER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H552):Article I, Section 8, Clause 14: To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces.Source: Congress.gov, record updated January 3, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 110 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 558, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/558
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- January 3, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2564f471413ffde17383f3517bcb369e74cad1b28bcd47290d6d727e6e1567ce
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of January 3, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
31 cosponsors — 22 Republicans, 9 Democrats
9 of 31 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.
Joe Barton (R-TX), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Francisco Canseco (R-TX), John Carter (R-TX), K. Conaway (R-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), John Culberson (R-TX), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Kay Granger (R-TX), Al Green (D-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), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Pete Olson (R-TX), Ron Paul (R-TX), Ted Poe (R-TX), Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Lamar Smith (R-TX) and 1 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Randy Neugebauer.
- H.R. 1632 (112th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5014 Gary Avenue in Lubbock, Texas, as the "Sergeant Chris Davis…
- H.R. 1112 (112th) National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2011
- H.R. 6173 (112th) PRO-LIFE Act
- H.R. 206 (112th) To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent pending tax increases, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 2429 (112th) To exempt certain class A CDL drivers from the requirement to obtain a hazardous material endorsement while operating a service vehicle…
- H.Res. 336 (112th) Expressing support for designation of September 2011 as "National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month".
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.