S. 1282: A bill to redesignate certain clinics of the Department of Veterans Affairs located in Montana.
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S. 1282: A bill to redesignate certain clinics of the Department of Veterans Affairs located in Montana.
115th Congress · introduced 2017-05-25 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Became Public Law No: 115-181.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-05-25 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 115-181. (final step reached)
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Official title
A bill to redesignate certain clinics of the Department of Veterans Affairs located in Montana.
Plain summary
(Sec. 1) This bill redesignates Department of Veterans Affairs clinics in Montana located at: 2687 Palmer Street in Missoula as the "David J. Thatcher VA Clinic," 1775 Spring Creek Lane in Billings as the "Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow VA Clinic," and 1766 Majestic Lane in Billings as the "Benjamin Charles Steele VA Clinic." Any local public display of the name of the Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic carried out by the United States or through the use of federal funds shall include both the English name, Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow, and the Crow name, Dakaak Baako.
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A bill to redesignate certain clinics of the Department of Veterans Affairs located in Montana.
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Sponsor: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] · 1 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] reported raising $4.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s1282.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>
Record fed-us-cong115-s1282 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115