S. 233Senate117th Congress (2021-2023)Enacted

Donna M. Doss Memorial Act of 2021

Introduced February 4, 2021

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The Donna M. Doss Memorial Act of 2021 renames the U.S. Border Patrol station in Rocksprings, Texas, to honor Agent Donna M. Doss, who was killed in the line of duty. The law changes the official name of the station and requires all federal references to use the new name.

Key Provisions

  • Designates the Rocksprings Border Patrol station as the “Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station.”
  • Requires that any federal law, map, regulation, or document referring to the station use the new name.
  • Provides findings about Agent Doss’s service and death to explain the naming.

Legislative Activity

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Became Law Latest Action

Became Public Law No: 117-115.

May 5, 2022

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Introduced in Senate

February 4, 2021

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

February 4, 2021

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Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

September 22, 2021

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Committee on Environment and Public Works. Committee consideration held. Business Meeting printed. S. Hrg. 117-108.

September 22, 2021

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Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Carper without amendment. Without written report.

September 22, 2021

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 130.

September 22, 2021

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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6991-6992; text: CR S6992)

October 7, 2021

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Message on Senate action sent to the House.

October 8, 2021

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Received in the House.

October 8, 2021 • 10:02 AM

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Held at the desk.

October 8, 2021 • 10:49 AM

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Ms. Williams (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

March 30, 2022 • 1:04 PM

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Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3994)

March 30, 2022 • 1:04 PM

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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 233.

March 30, 2022 • 1:04 PM

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Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3994)

March 30, 2022 • 1:10 PM

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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3994)

March 30, 2022 • 1:10 PM

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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

March 30, 2022 • 1:10 PM

President

Presented to President.

May 3, 2022

Became Law

Signed by President.

May 5, 2022

Became Law

Became Public Law No: 117-115.

May 5, 2022

Floor Debate

4 members

What members said about S. 233 on the floor

2 Republicans2 Democrats
Jodey C. Arrington
Rep. Jodey C. ArringtonR-TX-19 · Mar 30, 2022

Madam Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to support the Donna M. Doss Memorial Act. It is bipartisan and bicameral legislation that I introduced alongside my friends, Senator John Cornyn and…

Nikema Williams
Rep. Nikema WilliamsD-GA-5 · Mar 30, 2022

Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 233) to designate the Rocksprings Station of the U.S. Border Patrol located on West Main Street in Rocksprings, Texas, as the ``Donna…

Daniel Webster
Rep. Daniel WebsterR-FL-11 · Mar 30, 2022

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of S. 233, which designates the United States Border Patrol Station located in Rocksprings, Texas, as the…

Ben Ray Luján
Sen. Ben Ray LujánD-NM · Oct 7, 2021

Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of the following bills en bloc: Calendar No. 130, S. 233; Calendar No. 131, S. 1226; Calendar No. 132,…

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One Hundred Seventeenth Congress of the United States of America

2d Session

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty two

S. 233

AN ACT

To designate the Rocksprings Station of the U.S. Border Patrol located on West Main Street in Rocksprings, Texas, as the Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Donna M. Doss Memorial Act of 2021.

2.

Findings

Congress finds the following:

(1)

A native of the State of Washington, Agent Donna Marie Doss—

(A)

proudly and honorably served her country as an Agent of the U.S. Border Patrol for more than 15 years;

(B)

began her service with the U.S. Border Patrol in 2003; and

(C)

graduated as part of the 569th Session of the Border Patrol Academy with Class 584 on June 6, 2005.

(2)

Agent Doss—

(A)

served on a Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force on the southern border for 3 years before being assigned to the northern border;

(B)

was promoted to Supervisory Border Patrol Agent in Laredo Border Patrol Sector, where she was named an Operations Officer in 2016; and

(C)

relocated to Abilene, Texas in 2017, where she served as a Resident Agent.

(3)

On February 2, 2019, Agent Doss responded to a call for assistance from the Texas Department of Public Safety near Interstate 20 in Tye, Texas. While on scene, Agent Doss was struck and killed by a passing vehicle.

(4)

Agent Doss is survived by her husband, father, mother, 2 stepchildren, a sister and a brother.

3.

Designation

The Rocksprings station of the U.S. Border Patrol located on West Main Street in Rocksprings, Texas, shall be known and designated as the Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station.


4.

References

Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the station described in section 3 shall be deemed to be a reference to the Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station.

Speaker of the House of Representatives

Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate