HR 4689 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

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".

Latest action · Dec 19, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 23, 2025
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Bloomington, Illinois, as the Andrew Jackson Smith Medal of Honor Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic.

Cosponsors 16

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 23, 2025.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-ILBill FosterOriginalJul 23, 2025
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderOriginalJul 23, 2025
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJul 23, 2025
D-ILDelia C. RamirezOriginalJul 23, 2025
D-ILEric SorensenOriginalJul 23, 2025
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJul 23, 2025
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalJul 23, 2025
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonOriginalJul 23, 2025
D-ILLauren UnderwoodOriginalJul 23, 2025
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalJul 23, 2025
R-ILMike BostOriginalJul 23, 2025
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalJul 23, 2025
D-ILNikki BudzinskiOriginalJul 23, 2025
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalJul 23, 2025
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalJul 23, 2025
D-ILSean CastenOriginalJul 23, 2025

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseVeterans' Affairs Committee
Referred Jul 23, 2025
Health Subcommittee
Referred Dec 19, 2025

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 19, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Jul 23, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jul 23, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: U.S. Constitution Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: Congress has the power ``to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or any Department or Officer thereof.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 126, July 23, 2025, page H3648.

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
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".

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 23, 2025Introduced in House

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