House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-220
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Laughlin, Nevada, as the "Master Chief Petty Officer Jesse Dean VA Clinic".
Became law on Sep 23, 2016.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 5, 2015
- Committee actionSep 8, 2016
- Passed HouseMay 23, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 8, 2016 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentSep 14, 2016
- Became lawSep 23, 2016
Latest action: Sep 23, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-220.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3969.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HECK of Nevada, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 165, November 5, 2015, Page H8154):United States Constitution Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 5, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 47 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3969, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3969
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans
0 of 2 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Joseph Heck.
- H.R. 5528 (114th) Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act
- H.R. 5529 (114th) Accessing Higher Education Opportunities Act
- H.R. 373 (114th) Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act
- H.R. 468 (114th) Enhancing Services for Runaway and Homeless Victims of Youth Trafficking Act of 2015
- H.R. 1816 (114th) Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2015
- H.R. 1401 (114th) JOLT Act of 2015
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.