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HR 4689 · in committee · symbolic

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Bloomington, Illinois, as the "Andrew Jackson Smith Medal of Honor Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic".

What this bill does

  • This bill names a Veterans Affairs clinic in Bloomington, Illinois after Andrew Jackson Smith, a Medal of Honor recipient.
  • The designation affects the Department of Veterans Affairs facility and honors a military service member.
  • The bill involves no new funding or operational changes, only a formal naming of an existing clinic.

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  1. 01

    How does naming a VA clinic after Andrew Jackson Smith recognize his Medal of Honor service differently than other forms of commemoration?

  2. 02

    What criteria should Congress use when deciding which veterans deserve to have VA facilities named in their honor?

  3. 03

    Does renaming an existing clinic affect how veterans in Bloomington access care or understand the facility's mission?

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Sponsor · R-IL-16

Darin LaHood

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Introduced 2025-12-19

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-12-19 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  2. 2025-07-23 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  3. 2025-07-23 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. 2025-07-23 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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