S 3837 United States Senate · 119th Congress

Iowa National Guard Heroes Commemoration Act

S 3837, the Iowa National Guard Heroes Commemoration Act, names two existing Department of Veterans Affairs clinics in Iowa after fallen National Guard members. It designates the Des Moines VA clinic (1211 East Army Post Road) as the "Staff Sergeant Edgar Torres-Tovar VA Clinic" and the Marshalltown clinic (201 East Merle Hibbs Boulevard) as the "Staff Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard VA Clinic." The bill honors both soldiers, who died in combat in Syria in 2025 while serving with the Iowa National Guard, and updates all official references to these locations. This is a commemorative measure with no new policy or funding provisions.
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Introduced Feb 11, 2026 Last action Feb 11, 2026
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