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".
- veterans
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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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How does naming a VA clinic after Andrew Jackson Smith recognize his Medal of Honor service differently than other forms of commemoration?
- 02
What criteria should Congress use when deciding which veterans deserve to have VA facilities named in their honor?
- 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
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
16/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-12-19
Joining the bill

Mike Bost
R-IL-12 · original

Nikki Budzinski
D-IL-13 · original

Sean Casten
D-IL-6 · original

Danny K. Davis
D-IL-7 · original

Bill Foster
D-IL-11 · original

Jesús G. "Chuy" García
D-IL-4 · original

Jonathan L. Jackson
D-IL-1 · original

Robin L. Kelly
D-IL-2 · original

Raja Krishnamoorthi
D-IL-8 · original

Mary E. Miller
R-IL-15 · original

Mike Quigley
D-IL-5 · original

Delia C. Ramirez
D-IL-3 · original
+ 4 more
Legislative timeline
2025-12-19 · house · Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2025-07-23 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2025-07-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-07-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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