A Democratic amendment with no cosponsors
Changes H.R. 3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026
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Offered, and not voted on yet. Most amendments never get a vote: the Senate takes up the bill and moves on without them.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Pending Consideration
What this amendment would do
SA 2985, submitted by Ms. Cortez Masto, aims to add a section to H.R. 3944 that prohibits the privatization of veterans health care.
The purpose of this amendment is to ensure that funds in title II are not used to transfer ownership, control, outsource, or privatize any Department of Veterans Affairs health care service or facility to a non-Department entity.
The amendment specifies that this prohibition includes:
- The downsizing or permanent closure of Department medical facilities that leads to redirecting care to providers outside the Department.
- Using limited staffing levels within the Department to justify relying more on non-Department care.
The text defines privatize as any action that favors private contracting or community care over the scope or availability of direct care provided by Department personnel in Department-owned and operated facilities, unless clinical access standards require it.
- 7/23/2025
- Senate amendment submitted
This bill has no cosponsors