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Pub. L. 119-35 · H.R. 2170 · 119th Congress

Leonard G. "Bud" Lomell VA Clinic naming

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.

Signed into law Sep 5, 2025 · Armed Forces and National Security

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What this law does

  • Names the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Toms River, New Jersey, the Leonard G. "Bud" Lomell VA Clinic.
1 subject in this law: VA clinic naming

Plain-language list by Voting On, based only on the official summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service and the bill's titles. Read the official summary.

How it became law

  1. IntroducedMar 18, 2025 · House
  2. 125 daysPassed HouseJul 21, 2025
  3. 12 daysPassed SenateAug 2, 2025
  4. 23 daysPresented to the PresidentAug 25, 2025
  5. 11 daysSigned into lawSep 5, 2025
171days, introduction to signature
125days to pass the House
12more days to pass the Senate
Nowent back to a chamber after changes
Novetoed

Official summary

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.

Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Sep 5, 2025).

Who wrote it

Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]

11 cosponsors: 9 Democrats, 2 Republicans. 11 signed on the day it was introduced.

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CosponsorSigned on
Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1]Mar 18, 2025Original cosponsor
Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]Mar 18, 2025Original cosponsor
Rep. Conaway, Herbert [D-NJ-3]Mar 18, 2025Original cosponsor
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]Mar 18, 2025Original cosponsor
Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6]Mar 18, 2025Original cosponsor
Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7]Mar 18, 2025Original cosponsor
Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-8]Mar 18, 2025Original cosponsor
Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9]Mar 18, 2025Original cosponsor
Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]Mar 18, 2025Original cosponsor
Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11]Mar 18, 2025Original cosponsor
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]Mar 18, 2025Original cosponsor

Recorded votes

No recorded roll-call votes. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, where individual votes are not recorded.

What was added

Amendments adopted (0)

No floor amendments were adopted. Any changes were made in committee or in a later version of the bill.

Sections in the final law that were not in the first version (Introduced in House) (0)

None. Every section heading in the final law was already in the first version (Introduced in House).

What was removed

Sections in the first version (Introduced in House) that did not make it into the law (0)

None. Every section heading from the first version (Introduced in House) remains in the law.

Compared by section heading between the Introduced in House text (Mar 18, 2025) and the Enrolled Bill text, both from GovInfo. Wording changes inside a section that kept its heading are not shown here; see the amendments and the text versions.

Proposed but not adopted

No amendments were voted down or withdrawn.

Full action history

Show all 22 official actions
Sep 5, 2025Signed by President.
Sep 5, 2025Signed by President.
Sep 5, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-35.
Sep 5, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-35.
Aug 25, 2025Presented to President.
Aug 25, 2025Presented to President.
Aug 8, 2025Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 2, 2025Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 2, 2025Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 2, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 2, 2025Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5521)
Jul 22, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 21, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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)
Jul 21, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3489-3490)
Jul 21, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2170.
Jul 21, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3489-3491)
Jul 21, 2025Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Apr 4, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 18, 2025Introduced in House
Mar 18, 2025Introduced in House
Mar 18, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Sources: Congress.gov (bill record, sponsors, actions, amendments, CRS summary) and GovInfo (official text). Days are calendar days.