S. 509: A bill to authorize a major medical facility project at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Walla Walla, Washington, and for other purposes.
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S. 509: A bill to authorize a major medical facility project at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Walla Walla, Washington, and for other purposes.
111th Congress · introduced 2009-03-02 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Became Public Law No: 111-98.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-03-02 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 834 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S509 (2009-11-02), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 111-98. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
A bill to authorize a major medical facility project at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Walla Walla, Washington, and for other purposes.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out a major medical facility project at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Walla Walla, Washington. Authorizes appropriations.
Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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What does this mean? (plain words)
Official text
A bill to authorize a major medical facility project at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Walla Walla, Washington, and for other purposes.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · 0 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] reported raising $3.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
Agencies named in this bill
- Department of Veterans Affairs: its federal spending and other bills that name it
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Recorded votes
- House roll call 834 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S509 (2009-11-02): Passed
Words on this page, explained (3)
- Appropriation
- Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
- Authorization
- A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111s509.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/s>
Record fed-us-cong111-s509 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111