# 119-s-2682: Captain Paul W. 'Bud' Bucha VA Medical Center Act of 2025

119-s-2682, Captain Paul W. 'Bud' Bucha VA Medical Center Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT); status passed_senate (as of 2026-07-23).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2682
- Congress: 119
- Title: Captain Paul W. 'Bud' Bucha VA Medical Center Act of 2025
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2025-08-02
- Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-23

## Summary

**Designates the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in West Haven, Connecticut as the Captain Paul W. 'Bud' Bucha VA Medical Center.** The bill sets out findings about Paul W. 'Bud' Bucha, born August 1, 1943, including his education at West Point and Stanford, service with the 101st Airborne and leadership of Company D, 3rd Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, and the March 1968 actions in Vietnam that earned him the Medal of Honor, presented in 1970. It notes his 1972 resignation from the Army, long work with veterans service organizations, advocacy on veterans mental health and post-traumatic stress disorder, treatment at the VA, his death on July 31, 2024, and donation of his brain to Yale University. The designation covers the medical center and any successor location and treats any legal or official reference to the facility as a reference to the Captain Paul W. 'Bud' Bucha VA Medical Center. The bill does not provide funding, create programs, change eligibility, or add compliance requirements.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-08-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-s-5238: For Our Republic Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2682 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2682)

## Related
- [119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1507)
- [119-s-5238: For Our Republic Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5238)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2682 (as of 2026-07-23).