[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6004 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6004

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to construct a hospital 
under the jurisdiction of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the Rio 
                      Grande Valley sector, Texas.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 10, 2025

Ms. De La Cruz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to construct a hospital 
under the jurisdiction of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the Rio 
                      Grande Valley sector, Texas.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Sgt. Alfredo `Freddy' Gonzalez 
Memorial Veterans' Hospital Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO CONSTRUCT DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS HOSPITAL, 
              RIO GRANDE VALLEY SECTOR, TEXAS.

    (a) Authority.--Subject to the availability of appropriations made 
in advance for such purpose, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs may 
construct a hospital under the jurisdiction of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs in the Rio Grande Valley sector, Texas.
    (b) Name of Hospital.--The hospital authorized under subsection (a) 
shall, after the date of the enactment of this Act, be known and 
designated as the ``Sgt. Alfredo `Freddy' Gonzalez Memorial Veterans' 
Hospital''. Any reference to such hospital in any law, regulation, map, 
document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be 
considered to be a reference to the Sgt. Alfredo ``Freddy'' Gonzalez 
Memorial Veterans' Hospital.
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