S. 1179 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Mar 27, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryNames veterans clinic after Bataan Memorial
This bill renames the Department of Veterans Affairs community outpatient clinic in Las Cruces, New Mexico to the Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic. The clinic would keep doing the same work it does now, but with this new official name honoring the Bataan Memorial.
How it affects you
This is a naming change with no direct effect on how the clinic operates or what services it provides. Veterans in Las Cruces who use this clinic would see the new name, but their care and access to services would remain the same.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Mar 27, 2025)
Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic Act
This bill designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Las Cruces, New Mexico, as the Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 1179
A BILL
Las Cruces Bataan Memorial Clinic Act
Sponsor: Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) · Introduced Mar 27, 2025 · Armed Forces and National Security · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 27, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.”