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H.R. 4689·119th Congress·Introduced Jul 23, 2025

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".

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Sponsor
Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16]
Committees
Veterans' Affairs Committee (primary)
Last action
Dec 19, 2025

Bottom line

This bill renames a VA outpatient clinic in Bloomington, Illinois, in honor of Civil War Medal of Honor recipient Andrew Jackson Smith.

What it actually does

This bill renames the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Bloomington, Illinois. It will officially be known as the "Andrew Jackson Smith Medal of Honor Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic" to honor Color Sergeant Andrew Jackson Smith for his heroic actions during the Civil War, for which he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. The bill includes findings detailing Smith's valor at the Battle of Honey Hill, South Carolina, where he saved his regimental colors.

Section 2

Naming of the Bloomington VA Clinic

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This section mandates that the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located at 207 Hamilton Road, Bloomington, Illinois, will henceforth be known and designated as the "Andrew Jackson Smith Medal of Honor Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic." It further specifies that any future reference to this clinic in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the United States shall be considered a reference to its new official name. This provision ensures the permanent and official recognition of Andrew Jackson Smith through the naming of this federal facility.

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