H.R. 255: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Lubbock, Texas, as the "General Bernie Mittemeyer VA Clinic".

119th Congress · introduced 2025-01-09 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Lubbock, Texas, as the "General Bernie Mittemeyer VA Clinic".

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This bill designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Lubbock, Texas, as the General Bernie Mittemeyer VA Clinic.

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To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Lubbock, Texas, as the "General Bernie Mittemeyer VA Clinic".

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] · 30 cosponsors

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Brandon Gill (R-TX), Keith Self (R-TX), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), August Pfluger (R-TX), Monica De La Cruz (R-TX), Nathaniel Moran (R-TX), Roger Williams (R-TX), Morgan Luttrell (R-TX), Troy E. Nehls (R-TX), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Wesley Hunt (R-TX), Julie Johnson (D-TX), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), John R. Carter (R-TX), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Craig A. Goldman (R-TX), Chip Roy (R-TX), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Christian D. Menefee (D-TX)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] reported raising $1.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr255.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr255 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills