House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-317
To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Ann Arbor, Michigan, as the "Lieutenant Colonel Charles S. Kettles Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center".
Became law on Jan 5, 2021.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 25, 2020
- Committee actionSep 23, 2020
- Passed HouseSep 23, 2020 · without objection
- Passed SenateDec 10, 2020 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 24, 2020
- Became lawJan 5, 2021
Latest action: Jan 5, 2021 — Became Public Law No: 116-317.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7347.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. DINGELL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 117, June 25, 2020, Page H2516):The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 25, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 137 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7347, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/7347
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
188a15d951bfcba136e0caf1d64cff272ef428072552ef5b92907ca0514ad05d
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
13 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 6 Democrats, 1 independent, 1 other
7 of 13 cosponsors (54%) are from the other party.
Justin Amash (L-MI), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), Andy Levin (D-MI), Paul Mitchell (I-MI), John Moolenaar (R-MI), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Haley Stevens (D-MI), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Fred Upton (R-MI), Tim Walberg (R-MI).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Debbie Dingell.
- H.R. 3253 (116th) Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act of 2019
- H.R. 535 (116th) PFAS Action Act of 2019
- H.Res. 1181 (116th) Honoring Rosalynn Smith Carter's 50 years of mental health advocacy.
- H.Res. 1128 (116th) Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
- H.R. 3742 (116th) Recovering America’s Wildlife Act of 2019
- H.R. 569 (116th) Zero Tolerance for Domestic Abusers Act of 2019
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.