S. 2171 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Jun 25, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryBans smoking at Veterans Health facilities
This bill would prohibit smoking at any facility run by the Veterans Health Administration. The ban would cover traditional tobacco products like cigarettes, cigars, and pipes, as well as electronic nicotine delivery systems like e-cigarettes.
How it affects you
If you're a veteran using Veterans Health Administration facilities, you wouldn't be allowed to smoke on the premises. This also applies to visitors and staff at these facilities.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Jun 25, 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 SessionS. 2171
A BILL
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: Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-IL) · Introduced Jun 25, 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 25, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S3534)”