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H.R. 272: To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense joint outpatient clinic to be constructed in Marina, California, as the "Major General William H. Gourley VA-DOD Outpatient Clinic".

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H.R. 272: To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense joint outpatient clinic to be constructed in Marina, California, as the "Major General William H. Gourley VA-DOD Outpatient Clinic".

113th Congress · introduced 2013-01-15 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Became Public Law No: 113-130.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-01-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 589 (2013): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR272 (2013-11-18), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 113-130. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense joint outpatient clinic to be constructed in Marina, California, as the "Major General William H. Gourley VA-DOD Outpatient Clinic".

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on November 18, 2013. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Department of Defense (DOD) joint outpatient clinic to be constructed in Marina, California, as the "Major General William H. Gourley VA-DOD Outpatient Clinic."

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense joint outpatient clinic to be constructed in Marina, California, as the "Major General William H. Gourley VA-DOD Outpatient Clinic".

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-20] · 81 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Adam Smith (D-WA), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Mark Takano (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Raul Ruiz (D-CA) and 21 more.

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Record fed-us-cong113-hr272 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113