Senate Bill 1165
115th Congress(2017-2018)
A bill to designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Huntington, West Virginia, as the Hershel "Woody" Williams VA Medical Center.
Active
Passed Senate on Sep 7, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1165
Congress
115
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
checkPassed on September 7, 2017
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
A senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. If no Senator objects, the Senate permits the action, but if any one senator objects, the request is rejected. Unanimous consent requests with only immediate effects are routinely granted, but ones affecting the floor schedule, the conditions of considering a bill or other business, or the rights of other senators, are normally not offered, or a floor leader will object to it, until all senators concerned have had an opportunity to inform the leaders that they find it acceptable.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S5078)
Summary
This bill designates the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Huntington, West Virginia, as the "Hershel `Woody' Williams VA Medical Center."
September 7, 2017
September 7, 2017
May 17, 2017
09/07/2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
09/07/2017
Received in the House.
09/07/2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
09/07/2017
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5078)
09/07/2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S5078)
09/07/2017
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5078)
09/07/2017
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5078)
09/07/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
05/17/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
05/17/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
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