House bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-235
To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in French Camp, California, as the "Richard A. Pittman VA Clinic".
Became law on Dec 20, 2022.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 15, 2022
- Committee actionDec 6, 2022
- Passed HouseNov 14, 2022 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 6, 2022 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 16, 2022
- Became lawDec 20, 2022
Latest action: Dec 20, 2022 — Became Public Law No: 117-235.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6722.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. McNERNEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 168, No. 30, February 15, 2022, Page H1124):Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States grants Congress the authority to enact this bill.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 15, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 111 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6722, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6722
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1f216cf0e13bb3404b11c3f610797555a990294289b559241724c414bf4714d1
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
13 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 11 Democrats
2 of 13 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.
Karen Bass (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Young Kim (R-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Katie Porter (D-CA), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Linda Sánchez (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jerry McNerney.
- H.R. 2931 (117th) Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships Act
- H.R. 3723 (117th) Consumer Safety Technology Act
- H.Res. 1009 (117th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the consideration of "Just War" principles prior to any vote with respect…
- H.Res. 1034 (117th) Supporting the goals and ideals of Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month.
- H.Res. 164 (117th) Supporting the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week.
- H.Res. 933 (117th) Supporting the goals and ideals of National Engineers Week.
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.