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H.R. 4687House115th Congress (2017-2019)In Committee

To designate the health care center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Tallahassee, Florida, as the Sergeant Ernest I. "Boots" Thomas VA Clinic, and for other purposes.

Sponsored by Al Lawson, Jr.Rep. Al Lawson, Jr. (D-FL)
Introduced December 19, 2017

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This bill renames the Department of Veterans Affairs health care center in Tallahassee, Florida, to honor Sergeant Ernest I. “Boots” Thomas. The change applies to the clinic’s official name and ensures that any federal records that mention the facility will be understood to refer to the new name. The measure affects veterans and staff who use or reference the clinic.

Key Provisions

  • The VA health care center at 2181 Orange Avenue in Tallahassee, Florida, will be renamed the “Sergeant Ernest I. ‘Boots’ Thomas VA Clinic.”
  • All existing federal references (laws, regulations, maps, documents, etc.) that mention the clinic will be treated as referring to the newly named Sergeant Ernest I. ‘Boots’ Thomas VA Clinic.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health Subcommittee

December 19, 2017

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Introduced in House

December 19, 2017

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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs Committee

December 19, 2017

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health Subcommittee

December 19, 2017

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David P. Roe
Rep. David P. RoeR-TN-1 · Jun 7, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Veterans' Affairs be discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 4687) to designate the health care center of the Department of…

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Introduced in HouseIssued December 19, 2017

I

115th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 4687

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

December 19, 2017

Mr. Lawson of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

A BILL

To designate the health care center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Tallahassee, Florida, as the Sergeant Ernest I. Boots Thomas VA Clinic, and for other purposes.

1.

Redesignation of a Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic in Florida

(a)

Designation

The Health Care Center of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 2181 Orange Avenue in Tallahassee, Florida, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Sergeant Ernest I. Boots Thomas VA Clinic.

(b)

References

Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the clinic referred to in paragraph (1) shall be considered to be a reference to the Sergeant Ernest I. Boots Thomas VA Clinic.