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119th Congress · S. 2682 · Passed Origin

Captain Paul W. 'Bud' Bucha VA Medical Center Act of 2025

Captain Paul W. “Bud” Bucha VA Medical Center Act of 2025 This bill designates the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in West Haven, Connecticut, as the Captain Paul W. “Bud” Bucha Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center or the Captain Paul W. “Bud” Bucha VA Medical Center.

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SubjectsCongressional tributesGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyVeterans' medical careVeterans' organizations and recognition

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Pipeline

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Sponsor

  • Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · [D-CT] · B001277
    Dem-CT current · 3 terms · @SenBlumenthal · 2 district offices

Sponsor record (congress_legislators)

Bio (legislators)

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2023-01-03
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2029-01-03
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Leadership roles (0)

none

Committee memberships (14)

  • Airland (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Crime and Counterterrorism (senate) · senate · rank 4
  • Disaster Management, District of Columbia, and Census (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (senate) · senate · Ranking Member · rank 1
  • Personnel (senate) · senate · rank 2
  • Privacy, Technology, and the Law (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Seapower (senate) · senate · rank 3
  • Senate Committee on Armed Services (senate) · senate · rank 4 · site
  • Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (senate) · senate · rank 3 · site
  • Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs (senate) · senate · Ranking Member · rank 1 · site
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary (senate) · senate · rank 5 · site
  • United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control (senate) · senate · rank 2 · site

Social media

District offices (2)

  • 915 Lafayette Blvd., Suite 304, Bridgeport, CT, 06604 · 203-330-0598 · fax 203-330-0608 · 41.1749972,-73.1931954
  • 90 State House Sq., 10th Floor, Hartford, CT, 06103 · 860-258-6940 · fax 860-258-6958 · 41.7665316,-72.6719747

Other names (0)

none

Sponsor FEC record (fec_live)

Candidate record (candidates) · cycle 2026

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BLUMENTHAL, RICHARD
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2023-08-04
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2023-08-04
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null

Candidate summary (candidate_summaries) · cycle 2022

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2022
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$9,358,056.76
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$11,061,587.12
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$1,249,888.76
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$0.00
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2017-01-01
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2022-12-31

Connected committees (0)

none

Cosponsors (1)

  • Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] · [D-CT] · M001169 · Co-sponsored 2025-08-02 · original
    Dem-CT current · 6 terms · @SenMurphyOffice · 1 district office

Committees (0)

none

Actions — from XML (6)

  • 2025-08-08 11:45:07FloorH15000via House floor actions
    Held at the desk.
  • 2025-08-08 11:33:36FloorH14000via House floor actions
    Received in the House.
  • 2025-08-08Floorvia Senate
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  • 2025-08-02Floorvia Senate
    Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5520-5521; text: CR S5521)
  • 2025-08-02Floor17000via Library of Congress
    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  • 2025-08-02IntroReferral10000via Library of Congress
    Introduced in Senate

Actions — from bill_actions table (0)

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Titles

  • Display Title2025-08-09T11:03:18Z
    Captain Paul W. 'Bud' Bucha VA Medical Center Act of 2025
  • Short Title(s) as Passed SenateESS2025-08-03T11:08:24Z
    Captain Paul W. 'Bud' Bucha VA Medical Center Act of 2025
  • Official Title as Introduced2025-08-03T10:56:20Z
    A bill to designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in West Haven, Connecticut, as the "Captain Paul W. 'Bud' Bucha VA Medical Center".

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Versions — from bill_versions table (0)

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Policy area

Armed Forces and National Security

Summaries

00 · 2025-08-02 · Introduced in Senate

Captain Paul W. “Bud” Bucha VA Medical Center Act of 2025

This bill designates the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in West Haven, Connecticut, as the Captain Paul W. “Bud” Bucha Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center or the Captain Paul W. “Bud” Bucha VA Medical Center.

Related bills

  • HR 4647 (119) Captain Paul W. Bud Bucha VA Medical Center Act of 2025
    Latest: 2026-07-16 — Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 458.
    Relationship: Identical bill (via CRS), Related bill (via House)

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Laws

none

Committee reports

none

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none

Latest action

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