H.R. 2170 · 119th Congress

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Toms River, New Jersey, the Leonard G. 'Bud' Lomell, VA Clinic, and for other purposes.

Introduced on Mar 18, 2025 by Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ-4). 11 cosponsors, 9 of them from another party. Became Public Law 119-35.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 119-35
Introduced
Mar 18, 2025
Cosponsors
11
9 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Subjects

  • New Jersey
  • Veterans' medical care
  • Veterans' organizations and recognition

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Sep 5, 2025). Public domain.

This act designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Toms River, New Jersey, as the Leonard G. “Bud” Lomell VA Clinic.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Christopher H. SmithR-NJ-4Sponsor

Democrats · 9

Republicans · 2

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Mar 18, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Mar 18, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Mar 18, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  4. Apr 4, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  5. Jul 21, 2025 · HouseMr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  6. Jul 21, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3489-3491)
  7. Jul 21, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2170.
  8. Jul 21, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3489-3490)
  9. Jul 21, 2025 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3489-3490)
  10. Jul 21, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  11. Jul 22, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  12. Aug 2, 2025Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  13. Aug 2, 2025 · SenateSenate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  14. Aug 2, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  15. Aug 2, 2025 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5521)
  16. Aug 8, 2025 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  17. Aug 25, 2025Presented to President.
  18. Aug 25, 2025 · HousePresented to President.
  19. Sep 5, 2025Signed by President.
  20. Sep 5, 2025Signed by President.
  21. Sep 5, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-35.
  22. Sep 5, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-35.

Committees

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.