House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-256
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Waco, Texas, as the "Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".
Became law on Dec 18, 2014.
Sponsor: Rep. Bill Flores R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 11, 2014
- Committee actionDec 9, 2014
- Passed HouseJun 17, 2014 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 9, 2014 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 12, 2014
- Became lawDec 18, 2014
Latest action: Dec 18, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-256.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4199.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FLORES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2302):United States Constitution, Article I Section 8Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 47 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4199, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/4199
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
693f24c8af4b50fd95b616edb6ace621a8bc466ef4be00d041082af54decc7a9
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 December 5, 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
35 cosponsors — 23 Republicans, 12 Democrats
12 of 35 cosponsors (34%) are from the other party.
Joe Barton (R-TX), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Michael Burgess (R-TX), John Carter (R-TX), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), K. Conaway (R-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), John Culberson (R-TX), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Pete Gallego (D-TX), Louie Gohmert (R-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), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Pete Olson (R-TX), Ted Poe (R-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Steve Stockman (R-TX) and 5 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Flores.
- H.R. 2728 (113th) Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act
- H.R. 2481 (113th) Veterans Economic Opportunity Act of 2013
- H.Con.Res. 125 (113th) Providing for the sine die adjournment of the second session of the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress.
- H.R. 2876 (113th) Fairness for America's Heroes Act of 2013
- H.R. 3725 (113th) Veterans Entrepreneurs Act of 2013
- H.R. 631 (113th) Servicemembers' Choice in Transition Act of 2013
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.