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".
United States119th CongressHR-4689House of Representatives
Updated: Dec 19, 2025
Summary
This bill seeks to rename the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Bloomington, Illinois. The proposed new name is the "Andrew Jackson Smith Medal of Honor Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic" , honoring a distinguished Civil War veteran. The legislation includes findings detailing the heroic actions of Color Sergeant Andrew Jackson Smith of the 55th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for saving his regimental colors during the Battle of Honey Hill, South Carolina, on November 30, 1864, despite intense enemy fire and significant casualties. This renaming aims to recognize his extraordinary valor and service to the nation.
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Timeline
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
House of Representatives
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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