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The bill permanently renames the Dallas VA medical center to honor Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson and streamlines legal references, trading only modest, one-time administrative costs for lasting recognition.
Veterans, staff, and visitors to the Dallas VA medical center will see the facility officially renamed to honor Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson, providing lasting recognition of her service.
VA administrators, federal employees, and related agencies will have clearer legal and administrative references so existing laws and documents will automatically refer to the new facility name without needing separate statutory updates.
Taxpayers, the VA, and federal employees may incur minor costs to update signage, records, websites, and other materials to reflect the new name.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Renames the VA medical center at 4500 South Lancaster Road in Dallas, TX, as the Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center and updates all references to the facility.
Official title: To rename the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Dallas, Texas, as the "Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center".
Introduced January 16, 2025 by Jasmine Crockett · Last progress January 16, 2025
Renames the VA medical center at 4500 South Lancaster Road in Dallas, Texas, as the "Eddie Bernice Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center" (also "Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center") and updates all legal and administrative references to use the new name. It also includes findings honoring Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson’s service to veterans and her VA and congressional work, but makes no policy, funding, or regulatory changes.