Captain Paul W. Bud Bucha VA Medical Center Act of 2025
Latest action · Jul 16, 2026 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 458.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 23, 2025
- Passed HouseJul 15, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Captain Paul W. "Bud" Bucha VA Medical Center Act of 2025
This bill designates the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in West Haven, Connecticut, as the Captain Paul W. "Bud" Bucha Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center or the Captain Paul W. "Bud" Bucha VA Medical Center.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 23, 2025 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Dec 19, 2025 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2026Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 458.
- Jul 15, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4476-4478)
- Jul 15, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4476-4477)
- Jul 15, 2026Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jul 15, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4647.
- Jul 15, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 19, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jul 23, 2025Introduced in House
- Jul 23, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4476–H4478Text printed H4476 | Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. D-NJ, Mike Bost R-IL, Rosa L. DeLauro D-CT | Jul 15, 2026 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 126, July 23, 2025, page H3647.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2682 | Captain Paul W. 'Bud' Bucha VA Medical Center Act of 2025 | Identical bill | Aug 8, 2025 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in West Haven, Connecticut, as the "Captain Paul W. 'Bud' Bucha VA Medical Center".
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Captain Paul W. Bud Bucha VA Medical Center Act of 2025
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Captain Paul W. Bud Bucha VA Medical Center Act of 2025
- Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text
- Captain Paul W. Bud Bucha VA Medical Center Act of 2025
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in West Haven, Connecticut, as the "Captain Paul W. 'Bud' Bucha VA Medical Center".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2026Placed on Calendar Senate
- Jul 15, 2026Engrossed in House
- Jul 23, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
