H.R. 3855 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Jun 10, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryBans smoking at VA health facilities
This bill would prohibit smoking on the grounds of any Veterans Health Administration facility. It covers traditional tobacco products like cigarettes, cigars, and pipes, as well as electronic nicotine delivery systems (like vaping devices).
How it affects you
If you're a veteran receiving care at a VA facility, you wouldn't be able to smoke on the premises. Visitors and staff at these facilities would also have to follow the same smoking ban.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Jun 10, 2025)
This bill prohibits smoking on the premises of any Veterans Health Administration facility. The bill defines smoking as the use of cigarettes, cigars, and pipes (i.e., the heating or combustion of tobacco), as well as the use of any electronic nicotine delivery system.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 3855
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on the premises of any facility of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Neal P. Dunn (R-FL-2) · Introduced Jun 10, 2025 · Armed Forces and National Security · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jun 23, 2025: “Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.”