Bill Details
S.183 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-01-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced Date
2025-01-22
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Committees
View committees (1)
Sponsors
Cosponsors
8
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This bill would let the Department of Veterans Affairs move forward with two large medical building projects in fiscal year 2025. One project is a major new critical care center and utility plant, along with demolition and renovations at the West Los Angeles VA campus in California. The other project would expand mental health space, add parking, and allow land to be bought in Dallas, Texas. The bill also sets aside money for these projects.
- West Los Angeles, California: up to $1.4606 billion for a new critical care center, a central utility plant, demolition, and renovations to building 500.
- Dallas, Texas: up to $106.4 million for expanded mental health space, more parking, and land acquisition.
- The bill authorizes a total of $1.567 billion in funding for these VA construction projects.
Official Summaries
Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out specified major medical facility projects during FY2025. The bill also indicates the maximum amount that may be spent on each project.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 183 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 183
To authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of
Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2025, and for other purposes.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 22, 2025
Mr. Moran (for himself and Mr. Blumenthal) introduced the following
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans'
Affairs
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A BILL
To authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of
Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2025, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs
Major Medical Facility Authorization Act''.
SEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECTS OF DEPARTMENT
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out
the following major medical facility projects in fiscal year 2025 at
the locations specified and in an amount for each project not to exceed
the amount specified for such location:
(1) Construction of a new critical care center and central
utility plant, demolition, and renovations to building 500 in
West Los Angeles, California, in an amount not to exceed
$1,460,600,000.
(2) Expansion of clinical space for mental health,
expansion of parking facilities, and land acquisition in
Dallas, Texas, in an amount not to exceed $106,400,000.
(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be
appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2025
or the year in which funds are appropriated for the Construction, Major
Projects account, $1,567,000,000 for the projects authorized in
subsection (a).
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