House bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-236
To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Memphis, Tennessee, as the "Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center".
Became law on Dec 20, 2022.
Sponsor: Rep. Steve Cohen D-TNWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 28, 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: 117-236.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6863.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. COHEN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 168, No. 36, February 28, 2022, Page H1176):Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 28, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 62 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6863, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6863
- 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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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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steve Cohen.
- H.R. 390 (117th) To redesignate the Federal building located at 167 North Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee as the "Odell Horton Federal Building".
- H.R. 5441 (117th) PAST Act of 2022
- H.R. 1621 (117th) Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2021
- H.R. 921 (117th) Horse Transportation Safety Act of 2021
- H.R. 8558 (117th) Billionaire Minimum Income Tax Act
- H.R. 1809 (117th) To designate a portion of United States Route 80 in Alabama as the "John R. Lewis Voting Rights Highway", and for other purposes.
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.