Designates the front circle drive on the north side of the Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility in Iron Mountain, Michigan, as the "Sergeant First Class James D. Priestap Drive."
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3861 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3861
To name the front circle drive on the north side of the Oscar G.
Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility in Iron
Mountain, Michigan, as the ``Sergeant First Class James D. Priestap
Drive''.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 1, 2012
Mr. Benishek introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
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A BILL
To name the front circle drive on the north side of the Oscar G.
Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility in Iron
Mountain, Michigan, as the ``Sergeant First Class James D. Priestap
Drive''.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NAME OF THE FRONT CIRCLE DRIVE OF THE OSCAR G. JOHNSON
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY, IRON
MOUNTAIN, MICHIGAN.
(a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
(1) Sergeant First Class James D. Priestap was born on June
2, 1967, in Royal Oak, Michigan.
(2) Priestap became a resident of the Foster City,
Michigan, area in 1970 and graduated from North Dickinson High
School in 1985.
(3) He attended Ferris State University and Northern
Michigan University.
(4) Priestap joined the Navy as a rescue swimmer.
(5) He later worked as a police officer at the Oscar G.
Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility in Iron
Mountain, Michigan.
(6) While serving in the Michigan National Guard, he was
assigned to the 46th Military Police Company in Kingsford,
Michigan.
(7) Priestap was deployed to Iraq on July 9, 2006.
(8) While on duty, Priestap was fatally shot at a
checkpoint in Baghdad on Thanksgiving Day, November 23, 2006.
(9) On December 3, 2006, Priestap was laid to rest with
full military honors in his hometown of Foster City.
(10) Priestap's awards and decorations include the Bronze
Star, the Purple Heart, the Navy, Marine, and Army Achievement
Medals, the Army Good Conduct Medal, the National Defense
Medal, the Iraqi Campaign Medal, the Global War on Terror
Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terror Service Medal,
and the Combat Action Badge.
(b) Name of Drive.--The front circle drive on the north side of the
Oscar G. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility in
Iron Mountain, Michigan, shall after the date of the enactment of this
Act be known and designated as the ``Sergeant First Class James D.
Priestap Drive''. Any reference to such drive in any law, regulation,
map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be
considered to be a reference to the Sergeant First Class James D.
Priestap Drive.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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