Designation of Staff Sergeant Edgar Torres-Tovar VA Clinic

(a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Staff Sergeant Edgar Brian Torres-Tovar was born in DeKalb, Illinois, on October 17, 2000, and raised in Des Moines, Iowa. (2) Staff Sergeant Torres-Tovar graduated from Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines, Iowa, in 2019. (3) On February 21, 2019, Staff Sergeant Torres-Tovar enlisted in the United States Army. (4) Staff Sergeant Torres-Tovar was the first in his family to serve in the Armed Forces. (5) Staff Sergeant Torres-Tovar deployed to Kosovo in November 2020, supporting United States and allied operations, and deployed to Syria in July 2025 in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (6) Staff Sergeant Torres-Tovar served as a Cavalry Scout with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 34th Infantry Division of the Iowa National Guard. (7) On December 13, 2025, Staff Sergeant Torres-Tovar was killed in action in Palmyra, Syria, while supporting United States counterterrorism operations. (8) Staff Sergeant Torres-Tovar was awarded the Bronze Star Medal with Valor, the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Badge, and the Army Commendation Medal with Combat Device for heroic service during combat operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve. (b) Designation The clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 1211 East Army Post Road, Des Moines, Iowa, shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and designated as the Staff Sergeant Edgar Torres-Tovar VA Clinic or the Edgar Torres-Tovar VA Clinic. (c) References Any reference in any law, regulation, map, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the clinic referred to in subsection (b) shall be considered to be a reference to the Staff Sergeant Edgar Torres-Tovar VA Clinic.