# What This Bill Does

This is a straightforward bill that renames a Veterans Affairs clinic in Toms River, New Jersey. The VA outpatient clinic located at the corner of Hooper and Caudina Avenues will officially be called the "Leonard G. 'Bud' Lomell, Jr. VA Clinic" instead of just being referred to by its generic location name. Going forward, any official government documents, maps, regulations, or records that mention this clinic will use the new name.

The bill honors Second Lieutenant Leonard G. "Bud" Lomell, Jr., a World War II hero with deep ties to the Toms River area. Lomell was a Ranger who participated in the D-Day invasion on June 6, 1944, landing at Pointe-du-Hoc in Normandy. During that mission, he and another soldier located and destroyed German artillery guns that could have devastated the American invasion forces, actions that historians credit as crucial to the invasion's success. After the war, Lomell settled in Toms River, became a lawyer, and spent decades serving his community through various civic organizations and charitable work.

**Who this affects:** Primarily veterans and their families who use this VA clinic in Toms River will see the new name on signage and in official communications. The practical impact is minimal—it's a naming honor rather than a change to services or operations. The clinic will continue providing the same outpatient medical care to veterans in the region, just under a new name that recognizes a local war hero's legacy.

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Toms River, New Jersey, the Leonard G. 'Bud' Lomell, Jr. VA Clinic, and for other purposes.