H.R. 593To rename the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Hinesville, Georgia, as the "John Gibson, Dan James, William Sapp, and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic".

1 recorded action296 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Earl L. "Buddy" Carter [R-GA-01]
Cosponsors: 13 · 8 Republicans · 5 Democrats
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Committee: Veterans' Affairs Committee
Latest action: May 13, 2024 · Became Public Law No: 118-61.

IntroducedJan 27, 2023
Passed the HouseNov 13, 2023
Passed the SenateMay 2, 2024
Sent to the PresidentMay 10, 2024
Became lawMay 13, 2024

What the measure doesCRS summary

This act designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Hinesville, Georgia, as the John Gibson, Dan James, William Sapp, and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 593 as public Law on May 13, 2024. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 644

House Nov 13, 2023

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

To rename the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Hinesville, Georgia, as the “John Gibson, Dan James, William Sapp, and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic”

Passed · Two-thirds required

409 Yea 0 Nay 23 not voting · 1 present

Crossed both parties No voting member broke with their own party.

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DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

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All members433 members

Democratic213 members

Republican220 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors13 · 8 Republicans · 5 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 593 and vote against it. 13 signed when it was filed.

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