To designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kansas, as the "Captain Elwin Shopteese VA Clinic".

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6991.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LaTURNER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 7, January 12, 2024, Page H133):
  Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: To designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Wyandotte County, Kansas City, Kansas, as the ``Captain Elwin Shopteese VA Clinic''.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 12, 2024 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 6991, 118th Congress

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  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

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  September 14, 2026

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