S. 475: A bill to designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Gallup, New Mexico, as the Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura VA Clinic.
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S. 475: A bill to designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Gallup, New Mexico, as the Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura VA Clinic.
118th Congress · introduced 2023-02-16 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Became Public Law No: 118-16.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2023-02-16 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 393 (2023): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S475 (2023-09-18), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 118-16. (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 designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Gallup, New Mexico, as the Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura VA Clinic.
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A bill to designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Gallup, New Mexico, as the Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura VA Clinic.
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Sponsor: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] · 1 cosponsors
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Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] reported raising $1.7 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 393 (2023): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S475 (2023-09-18): Passed
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Sources
- Official summary
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-118s475.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/118/s>
Record fed-us-cong118-s475 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong118 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong118