Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
This bill renames the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Lubbock, Texas, as the "General Bernie Mittemeyer VA Clinic." It also requires that any reference to that clinic in federal materials use the new name.
Progressives worry about honoree's full record; conservatives assume appropriateness
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a concise and well-formed commemorative naming provision: it clearly states the purpose, supplies explicit naming language, and addresses references in law and official materials, while leaving routine administrative actions implicit.
This bill renames the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Lubbock, Texas, as the "General Bernie Mittemeyer VA Clinic." It also requires that any reference to that clinic in federal materials use the new name.
Narrow, noncontroversial honorific with negligible fiscal or regulatory effect historically has high likelihood of enactment.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a concise and well-formed commemorative naming provision: it clearly states the purpose, supplies explicit naming language, and addresses references in law and official materials, while leaving routine administrative actions implicit.
Progressives worry about honoree's full record; conservatives assume appropriateness
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Progressives worry about honoree's full record; conservatives assume appropriateness
Likely supportive in principle because it honors a person who presumably served veterans or the community.
May seek assurance the honoree's record aligns with civil rights and public service values.
Generally favorable as a routine, low-cost naming honor for a VA facility.
Will want procedural assurances about cost and local support, and that the honoree merits recognition.
Strongly supportive as a straightforward honor for a local veteran figure and community institution.
Sees it as appropriate recognition of service with minimal government overreach.
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Narrow, noncontroversial honorific with negligible fiscal or regulatory effect historically has high likelihood of enactment.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Progressives worry about honoree's full record; conservatives assume appropriateness
Narrow, noncontroversial honorific with negligible fiscal or regulatory effect historically has high likelihood of enactment.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a concise and well-formed commemorative naming provision: it clearly states the purpose, supplies explicit naming language, and addresses references in law and off…
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