House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-313
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs health care system in Long Beach, California, the "Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center".
Became law on Dec 16, 2016.
Sponsor: Rep. Alan Lowenthal D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 15, 2016
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseNov 29, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 10, 2016 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentDec 15, 2016
- Became lawDec 16, 2016
Latest action: Dec 16, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-313.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6323.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LOWENTHAL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 163, November 15, 2016, Page H6239):Article I, Section 8. ____________________Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 15, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 42 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6323, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/6323
- 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.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of April 7, 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
51 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 38 Democrats
13 of 51 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Lois Capps (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Paul Cook (R-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Susan Davis (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Sam Farr (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Janice Hahn (D-CA), Michael Honda (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Stephen Knight (R-CA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Jerry McNerney (D-CA) and 21 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Alan Lowenthal.
- H.Res. 728 (114th) Supporting human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in Cambodia.
- H.R. 2430 (114th) America's Red Rock Wilderness Act
- H.R. 590 (114th) International Human Rights Defense Act of 2015
- H.Res. 289 (114th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that gun violence is a public health issue and Congress should enact by the end of…
- H.Res. 562 (114th) Recognizing the 67th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the celebration of "Human Rights Day".
- H.R. 4480 (114th) Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act
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.