H.R. 5509: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs temporary lodging facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, as the "Dr. Otis Bowen Veteran House".
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H.R. 5509: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs temporary lodging facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, as the "Dr. Otis Bowen Veteran House".
114th Congress · introduced 2016-06-16 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Became Public Law No: 114-259.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2016-06-16 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 114-259. (final step reached)
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Official title
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs temporary lodging facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, as the "Dr. Otis Bowen Veteran House".
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) (Sec. 1) This bill designates the Department of Veterans Affairs temporary lodging facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, as the "Dr. Otis Bowen Veteran House."
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Official text
To name the Department of Veterans Affairs temporary lodging facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, as the "Dr. Otis Bowen Veteran House".
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] · 8 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Marlin A. Stutzman (R-IN), André Carson (D-IN), Todd Young (R-IN)
Agencies named in this bill
- Department of Veterans Affairs: its federal spending and other bills that name it
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr5509.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr5509 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114