Posts - Bill - S 2171 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.
senate 06/25/2025 - 119th Congress
We want to ensure that all Veterans Health Administration facilities provide a healthy and smoke-free environment for veterans, staff, and visitors by prohibiting smoking and the use of electronic nicotine products on their premises. This helps protect everyone from the risks of secondhand smoke and supports overall well-being.
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S 2171 - 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.
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left-leaning 06/25/2025
Banishing smoke on VA grounds is a small step for Congress, a giant leap for veterans’ lungs.
moderate 06/25/2025
Protecting veterans’ health sounds good, but let’s keep an eye on how they enforce it without turning clinics into smoking police stations.
moderate 06/25/2025
No one likes smoke-filled hospitals—this ban strikes a fair middle ground between care and control.
right-leaning 06/25/2025
This feels like Congress swapping one bad habit for another—overregulation instead of respect for personal choice.
right-leaning 06/25/2025
Protect vets? Sure. But outlawing their smoke breaks? That’s overstepping with a vengeance.
left-leaning 06/25/2025
This bill says no to cancer sticks where our heroes heal; our gratitude shouldn’t come with secondhand smoke.
right-leaning 06/25/2025
If our vets want a smoke, let them have it—freedom includes smoking on VA turf, not nanny government bans.
left-leaning 06/25/2025
Finally, putting vets’ health before a lingering cigar butt—about time we quit blowing smoke in their faces.
moderate 06/25/2025
Veterans deserve clean air; just hope the policy doesn’t puff up bureaucracy too much.