H.R. 499

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To rename the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Dallas, Texas, as the .

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · January 16, 2025 · Sponsor: Ms. Crockett · Committee: Committee on Veterans' Affairs

SEC. 1. Findings

Congress finds the following:
- Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson served the veteran community diligently during her 16 years working as the Chief Psychiatric Nurse of the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Dallas, Texas.
- Throughout her 30 years in Congress, Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson introduced numerous bills that sought to honor and serve the patriots who so nobly served their country.
- Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson introduced, and won passage of, the Dr. James Allen Veteran Vision Equity Act of 2007 (; note), which assists those wounded in service in the Armed Forces in receiving the treatment they need, and increases the dignity shown to those who gave their last full measure of devotion to the country that they served. Public Law 110–157; 38 U.S.C. 101
- Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson was a trailblazer who worked tirelessly on behalf of veterans in the United States and has earned the respect and honor of her native city of Dallas, Texas, the State of Texas, the United States, and Congress.

(a) Designation
- The medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 4500 South Lancaster Road, Dallas, Texas, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the or the . Eddie Bernice Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center
(b) Reference
- Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the medical center referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to the Eddie Bernice Johnson VA Medical Center.