# 119-hr-4689: 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".

119-hr-4689, 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"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL); status in_committee (as of 2026-07-19).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4689
- Congress: 119
- Title: 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".
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-07-23
- Sponsor: Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-19

## Summary

This bill would rename the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic at 207 Hamilton Road in Bloomington, Illinois. **It would honor Andrew Jackson Smith, a Medal of Honor recipient, by naming the clinic after him.** - Gives the local VA clinic an official new name: the Andrew Jackson Smith Medal of Honor Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic. - Requires that any federal law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper referring to that clinic be considered a reference to the new name. - Cites Andrew Jackson Smith’s Medal of Honor citation and Civil War service in the bill’s findings to explain the dedication. *The bill contains no new funding and makes no changes to benefits or regulations, so it does not affect federal spending.*

## Cosponsors (16)

- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11] (D-IL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sorensen, Eric [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [119-hr-4689 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4689)

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