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S 183

Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act

119th Congress Introduced by Richard Blumenthal and 3 co-sponsors

Authorizes major VA medical facility projects for FY2025, funding construction and modernization of VA health facilities to better serve veterans.

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Bill Summary · S 183

Summary of S. 183 — Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act

Overview

  • Bill number: S. 183
  • Title: Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act
  • Introduced: January 22, 2025 (Senate)
  • Status: Introduced and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
  • Short citation: This Act may be cited as the Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act
  • Primary sponsor: Sen. Jerry Moran
  • Cosponsors: Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Sen. Adam B. Schiff, Sen. Alex Padilla

What the bill would do (as indicated by available information)

  • The bill’s title indicates it would authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for Fiscal Year 2025. However, the specific projects, funding levels, terms, and conditions are not provided in the information available at introduction.
  • Given the nature of “Major Medical Facility Authorization” bills, such measures typically authorize construction, renovations, or modernization of VA medical facilities and related infrastructure for a particular fiscal year. The exact scope and details (which facilities, project scopes, timelines, and monetary authorizations) would be defined in the bill’s full text.

Key provisions (not specified in the provided content)

  • The current materials do not include the bill’s text, so concrete provisions (lists of facilities, authorized amounts, repayment terms, oversight mechanisms, project milestones, or any accompanying policy changes) are not known at this time.
  • The Senate’s formal process would typically involve: authorizing specific facility projects, establishing funding ceilings or budgets for those projects, and setting any project requirements (environmental reviews, procurement rules, reporting).

Who/what would be affected

  • Primary: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the federal construction/healthcare infrastructure programs under its purview.
  • Indirectly: Veterans who rely on VA medical facilities, construction contractors and subcontractors, and stakeholders involved in VA capital projects (design professionals, project managers, and oversight agencies).

Procedural and timeline aspects

  • January 22, 2025: Introduced in the Senate.
  • January 22, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • Status indicates early-stage legislation; no further actions (e.g., committee hearings, markups, or floor votes) are listed in the provided information.
  • Next steps for the bill (if it progresses): Committee hearings or markup, potential amendments, passage in the Senate, and eventual consideration by the House (and/or reconciliation if paired with companion measures).

How to monitor for updates

  • To obtain the full text and precise provisions, monitor Congress.gov for S. 183 as it progresses, including committee reports, amendments, and floor actions.
  • You can also check the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs for hearing schedules and draft language if/when released.

This summary reflects the information available at introduction; detailed provisions will become clear only when the full bill text is published.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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