Public Law 117-115 | Public Law 117–115: To designate the Rocksprings Station of the U.S. Border Patrol located on West Main Street in Rocksprings, Texas, as the “Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station”.

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PUBLIC LAW 117–115—MAY 5, 2022

136 STAT. 1178

Public Law

117–115

117th Congress

An Act

To designate the Rocksprings Station of the U.S. Border Patrol located on West Main Street in Rocksprings, Texas, as the “Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station”.

May 5, 2022

[S. 233]

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

Donna M. Doss Memorial Act

of 2021.

SECTION 1.

SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “

Donna M. Doss Memorial Act of 2021

”.

SEC. 2.

FINDINGS.

Congress finds the following:

(1)

A native of the State of Washington, Agent Donna Marie Doss—

(A)

proudly and honorably served her country as an Agent of the U.S. Border Patrol for more than 15 years;

(B)

began her service with the U.S. Border Patrol in 2003; and

(C)

graduated as part of the 569th Session of the Border Patrol Academy with Class 584 on June 6, 2005.

(2)

Agent Doss—

(A)

served on a Drug Enforcement Administration Task Force on the southern border for 3 years before being assigned to the northern border;

(B)

was promoted to Supervisory Border Patrol Agent in Laredo Border Patrol Sector, where she was named an Operations Officer in 2016; and

(C)

relocated to Abilene, Texas in 2017, where she served as a Resident Agent.

(3)

On February 2, 2019, Agent Doss responded to a call for assistance from the Texas Department of Public Safety near Interstate 20 in Tye, Texas. While on scene, Agent Doss was struck and killed by a passing vehicle.

(4)

Agent Doss is survived by her husband, father, mother, 2 stepchildren, a sister and a brother.

SEC. 3.

DESIGNATION.

The Rocksprings station of the U.S. Border Patrol located on West Main Street in Rocksprings, Texas, shall be known and designated as the “Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station”.136 STAT. 1179

SEC. 4.

REFERENCES.

Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the station described in section 3 shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station”.

Approved May 5, 2022.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 233:

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD:

Vol. 167 (2021):

Oct. 7, considered and passed Senate.

Vol. 168 (2022):

Mar. 30, considered and passed House.

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