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HR 4689119th CongressIntroduced

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".

Introduced: Jul 23, 2025
Veterans Affairs
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This bill would rename a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) community-based outpatient clinic in Bloomington, Illinois, to honor Civil War Medal of Honor recipient Andrew Jackson Smith. Section 1 provides congressional findings about Smith, including his Medal of Honor actions at the Battle of Honey Hill and the citation describing his heroism. Section 2 designates the Bloomington clinic, located at 207 Hamilton Road, as the “Andrew Jackson Smith Medal of Honor Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic,” and requires that references to the clinic in law, regulations, maps, and other official papers be treated as referring to the renamed clinic. The bill does not authorize new funding or change VA operations beyond the name designation. In short, the bill is ceremonial: it creates an official, post-enactment name for a specific VA outpatient clinic and memorializes a local Medal of Honor recipient, with no new programs or budget attached.

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