Bill · H.R. 1964· House(119-HR-1964)
Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic Act
- Introduced
- 3/6/2025
- Last activity
- 3/27/2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Sponsored by
- Gabe Vasquez
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic Act, seeks to officially change the name of a specific facility. It directs that the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, be renamed. The new name will be the Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic. This change applies to all laws, regulations, maps, and official documents of the United States.
Yes
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?+1
The bill provides a new official designation for a facility serving the veteran community.
Does this help veterans get medical care?+1
The bill officially renames a Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Las Cruces.
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?+1
The bill renames a specific Department of Veterans Affairs facility used by veterans.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Name Designation: The bill renames the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Las Cruces, New Mexico, to the ``Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic'' (Section 2). This provides a new official designation for the facility.
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Consistency in Records: The bill ensures that any reference to the clinic in laws, regulations, maps, or documents is considered a reference to the new name (Section 2). This helps maintain official consistency across United States records.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Veterans+1
- Healthcare
- Improves Veterans Healthcare+1
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Veterans Benefits+1
- 12/10/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/27/2025
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 3/6/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Teresa Leger FernandezDemocrat · New Mexico