# 119-hr-3855: To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.

119-hr-3855, To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL); status in_committee (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3855
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-06-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Bans smoking across Veterans Health Administration facilities.** This bill would prohibit any person — veterans, patients, residents, employees, contractors, or visitors — from smoking on the premises of any Veterans Health Administration facility. It defines "smoke" to include cigarettes, cigars, pipes, any combustion or heating of tobacco, and electronic nicotine delivery systems such as e-cigarettes, vape pens, and e-cigars. The bill also defines which lands and buildings count as VHA facilities and repeals section 526 of the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 with conforming updates to the chapter table.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- No smoking at VA health facilities: benefit, low. This bill would ban smoking on all Veterans Health Administration property, indoors and outdoors. It would cover cigarettes, cigars, pipes, and all e-cigarettes or vapes. The ban would apply to veterans, patients, residents, staff, contractors, and visitors. It would cover medical centers, nursing…

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- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-3277: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3855 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3855)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-3277: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3277)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3855 (as of 2026-04-21).