CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Josh Hawley (R-MO)

To require reports on facilities at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

S.Amdt. 3080 · 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 3080 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, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026. Its purpose was to serve as a primary vehicle for incorporating various changes and additions to the funding bill.

The amendment aimed to change or add the following to the bill:

Veterans Affairs and Health

  • Reporting and Oversight: 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.
  • Funding Allocations: Added specific funding for veterans' telehealth ($6,356,000,000) and opioid prevention and treatment programs ($709,573,000).
  • Service Protections: Included a prohibition on using funds to reduce services or capacity for the Veterans Crisis Line.
  • Administrative Requirements: Required a public spreadsheet for interment schedule availability at National Cemetery Administration cemeteries and the continuation of customer service surveys.
  • Staffing: Required a report on the methodology and implementation of VA staffing models.
  • Contracting: Limited the use of funds to cancel contracts exceeding $10,000,000 without prior notice and contingency plans submitted to Congress.

Agriculture and Rural Development

  • Research and Health: Provided funds for industrial hemp fiber research and cereal research for 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.
  • Nutrition: Increased funding for the Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Program.
  • Agricultural Oversight: Required reports on New World screwworm readiness and a feasibility assessment for expanding agricultural quarantine and inspection programs to products entering Hawaii.

Military and General Provisions

  • Fort Leonard Wood: Required reports on the capacity and infrastructure of General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital and the condition of military family housing at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
  • Reno Medical Center: Required a briefing on the timeline and status of constructing a new VA medical center in Reno, Nevada.
  • General Changes: Struck a provision relating to hemp.