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John Cornyn (R-TX)

To require a report on New World screwworm readiness and response.

S.Amdt. 3073 · Senate amendment to an amendment

A Republican amendment with no cosponsors

Changes S.Amdt. 3411, an amendment to H.R. 3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026

Last activity — Amendment SA 3073 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Adopted

The Senate agreed to this amendment, so its changes are part of the bill from here on.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Adopted

What this amendment would do

Amendment No. 3411 was proposed as a substitute to H.R. 3944. Its purpose was to provide a comprehensive package of appropriations for the fiscal year 2026.

The amendment aimed to add or change the following:

Veterans Affairs and Military Construction

  • Funding and Reports: Added specific funding for veteran telehealth ($6,356,000,000) and opioid prevention and treatment ($709,573,000), and funds for the Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program ($36,879,000).
  • Accountability: Required reports on the use of third-party contractors for medical disability exams, veterans in the housing choice voucher program, and funding backlogs for State homes for veterans.
  • Operational Requirements: Required the National Cemetery Administration to continue customer service surveys and maintain a public spreadsheet of interment schedule availability.
  • VA Oversight: Included a requirement for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report on the methodology and implementation of staffing models to ensure high quality delivery of care.
  • Specific Facilities: Required reports on the capacity and infrastructure of General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital and a briefing on the construction timeline for a new medical center in Reno, Nevada.
  • Contract Protections: Limited the use of funds to cancel contracts exceeding $10,000,000 without prior notification and written explanation to Congress.

Agriculture and Rural Development

  • Research and Health: Added funding to expedite industrial hemp fiber research and expand cereal research into mycotoxin risk mitigation.
  • Pest Control: Allocated $6,500,000 for the suppression and control of Mormon crickets and grasshoppers.
  • Water Systems: Increased funding for rural decentralized water systems, including subgrants for household wastewater systems.
  • Nutrition: Increased funding for the Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Program.
  • Agricultural Safety: Required reports on New World screwworm readiness and an assessment on expanding the agricultural quarantine and inspection program for products entering Hawaii.

General Changes

  • Hemp: Struck a provision relating to hemp (Section 781 of division B).