# 119-hr-4647: Captain Paul W. Bud Bucha VA Medical Center Act of 2025

119-hr-4647, Captain Paul W. Bud Bucha VA Medical Center Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT); status passed_house (as of 2026-09-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4647
- Congress: 119
- Title: Captain Paul W. Bud Bucha VA Medical Center Act of 2025
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-07-23
- Sponsor: Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-24

## Summary

**Designates the West Haven Veterans Affairs Medical Center as the Captain Paul W. 'Bud' Bucha VA Medical Center.** The bill would apply that name to the medical center and any successor location. It provides two formal naming forms: the Captain Paul W. 'Bud' Bucha Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and the Captain Paul W. 'Bud' Bucha VA Medical Center. For purposes of federal laws, regulations, maps, documents, papers, and other records that refer to the center, those references would be treated as referring to the new name. The bill sets its short title as the Captain Paul W. 'Bud' Bucha VA Medical Center Act of 2025.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-5450: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026
- 119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4647 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4647)

## Related
- [119-hr-5450: Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5450)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4647 (as of 2026-09-24).