An Act to designate the Veterans' Administration center located at 1901 South First Street, Temple, Texas, as the "Olin E. Teague Veterans' Center"; and for other purposes.
Public Law 95-353 · H.R. 11579 · 95th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Aug 28, 1978 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Herbert Roberts (D-TX-4)
Cosponsors (22): Rep. George Mahon, Rep. William Poage,
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
=Title I: Naming of the Temple, Texas, Veterans' Administration Center for Olin E. Teague= - Designates the Veterans' Administration Center located at 1901 South First Street, Temple, Texas, as the "Olin E. Teague Veterans' Center," effective January 4, 1979.
=Title II: Naming of Certain Veterans' Administration Hospitals= - Designates the Veterans' Administration hospital in Tampa, Florida, as the "James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital.
Designates the Veterans' Administration hospital in Bedford, Massachusetts, as the "Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans' Hospital.
Designates the Veterans' Administration hospital in Columbia, South Carolina, as the "William Jennings Bryan Dorn Veterans' Hospital.
Provides that this title shall be effective on the date of enactment of this Act.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 12 actions.
- Aug 28, 1978Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 95-353.
- Aug 17, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- Aug 16, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Aug 15, 1978Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to Senate amendments.
- Aug 11, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
- Aug 7, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- Aug 2, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Mar 15, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Veterans' Affairs Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.