Iowa National Guard Heroes Commemoration Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 4
- Latest action
- Mar 2, 2026
What it does
The bill would rename two Department of Veterans Affairs clinics in Iowa to honor Iowa National Guard soldiers who were killed in action in Syria in 2025. Specifically, it would designate the VA clinic in Des Moines as the Staff Sergeant Edgar Torres-Tovar VA Clinic and the community-based outpatient clinic in Marshalltown as the Staff Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard VA Clinic. The change would apply to all official references to these facilities in U.S. laws, regulations, maps, and records. The bill affects veterans receiving care at these clinics and serves as a commemorative tribute to the service and sacrifice of the two soldiers.
No official summary is available here. This one was written by AI from the bill’s text.
Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
In the news
Reporting that may mention this subject. Possible matches are labeled.
Loading coverage…
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.