House bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-56
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Columbus, Georgia, as the "Robert S. Poydasheff VA Clinic".
Became law on Nov 12, 2021.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 25, 2021
- Committee actionOct 28, 2021
- Passed HouseSep 20, 2021 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateOct 28, 2021 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 3, 2021
- Became lawNov 12, 2021
Latest action: Nov 12, 2021 — Became Public Law No: 117-56.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3475.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 91, May 25, 2021, Page H2667):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 25, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 132 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3475, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/3475
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
13 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 5 Democrats
8 of 13 cosponsors (62%) are from the other party.
Rick Allen (R-GA), Carolyn Bourdeaux (D-GA), Earl Carter (R-GA), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), A. Ferguson (R-GA), Marjorie Greene (R-GA), Jody Hice (R-GA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Austin Scott (R-GA), David Scott (D-GA), Nikema Williams (D-GA).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sanford Bishop.
- H.Res. 271 (117th) Recognizing the importance of the blueberry industry to the United States and supporting the designation of July 2021 as National…
- H.R. 4356 (117th) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022
- H.R. 8239 (117th) Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023
- H.R. 5346 (117th) Equal Access to the Right Nutrition for Military Families (EARN) Act of 2021
- H.R. 333 (117th) Disabled Veterans Tax Termination Act
- H.R. 2080 (117th) SAVE Act of 2021
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.