Iowa National Guard Heroes Commemoration Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill commemorates two Iowa National Guard soldiers by renaming VA clinics. The VA clinic at 1211 East Army Post Road in Des Moines would become the Staff Sergeant Edgar Torres-Tovar VA Clinic, also called the Edgar Torres-Tovar VA Clinic. The VA outpatient clinic at 201 East Merle Hibbs Boulevard in Marshalltown would become the Staff Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard VA Clinic, also called the Nate Howard VA Clinic. The bill includes findings about each soldier's Iowa ties, Iowa National Guard service, deployments to Kosovo and Syria, deaths in Palmyra, Syria, on December 13, 2025, and combat awards.
Who Benefits and How
The families of Staff Sergeant Edgar Torres-Tovar and Staff Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard, Iowa National Guard members, veterans using the Des Moines and Marshalltown clinics, and Iowa communities benefit from federal recognition of the soldiers' service and sacrifice.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Department of Veterans Affairs must update facility names, maps, records, regulations, documents, and references for the Des Moines and Marshalltown clinics. VA administrators and clinic staff must use the new names after enactment.
Key Provisions
- Provides findings about Staff Sergeant Edgar Torres-Tovar's Army and Iowa National Guard service, deployments, death in Syria, and combat awards.
- Provides findings about Staff Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard's Iowa National Guard service, deployments, death in Syria, and combat awards.
- Designates the Des Moines VA clinic as the Staff Sergeant Edgar Torres-Tovar VA Clinic.
- Designates the Marshalltown VA outpatient clinic as the Staff Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard VA Clinic.
- Requires federal records and references to use the new clinic names.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Renames two Department of Veterans Affairs clinics in Iowa for Staff Sergeant Edgar Torres-Tovar and Staff Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard, Iowa National Guard soldiers killed in Syria.
Key Policy Areas
Veterans, Defense, Government
Primary Purpose
Renames two Department of Veterans Affairs clinics in Iowa for Staff Sergeant Edgar Torres-Tovar and Staff Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard, Iowa National Guard soldiers killed in Syria.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Torres-Tovar family members
- Howard family members
- Iowa National Guard members
- Veterans using Iowa VA clinics
Identified Costs
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- VA clinic administrators
- Federal records administrators
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in House
Mr. Nunn of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Feenstra, Mrs. Hinson, …
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "des_moines_clinic"
- → Department of Veterans Affairs clinic at 1211 East Army Post Road, Des Moines, Iowa
- "marshalltown_clinic"
- → Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic at 201 East Merle Hibbs Boulevard, Marshalltown, Iowa
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