BUTTE, Mont. — The U.S. House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation Monday to rename the Butte VA Community Based Outpatient Clinic, in honor of Montana World War II hero Charlie Dowd.
Dowd was Montana’s last Pearl Harbor survivor, who passed away in March 2023.
The Montana delegation sent a letter to Senate and House leadership in April 2023, urging support of their legislation to rename the Butte VA clinic in Dowd’s name.
The bill is now headed to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law.
Montana’s entire congressional delegation celebrated its passage through the two chambers.