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Mike Crapo (R-ID)

To require a report on funding for State homes for veterans.

S.Amdt. 3220 · Senate amendment to an amendment

A Republican amendment with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See all 2 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 3220 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 served as a substitute amendment to the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026. Its purpose was to incorporate a series of other amendments and modifications into the bill.

The amendment aimed to add or change the following:

Veterans Affairs and Medical Care

  • Reporting Requirements: It requires reports on the use of third-party contractors for medical disability exams, the number of veterans in the housing choice voucher program, and a report on the funding backlog for State homes for veterans.
  • Funding and Services: It allocates $6.356 billion for telehealth for veterans, $709.573 million for opioid prevention and treatment, and $36.879 million for the Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program.
  • Operational Changes: It mandates the publication of interment schedule availability for National Cemetery Administration cemeteries and ensures the continuation of customer service surveys for that administration.
  • Accountability: It prohibits using funds to reduce the capacity, staffing, or hours of the Veterans Crisis Line and requires a report on the methodology used for VA staffing models.
  • Contracting: It limits the use of funds to cancel contracts exceeding $10 million without providing advance notification and written contingency plans to Congress.

Agriculture and Rural Development

  • Research and Health: It provides $500,000 for industrial hemp fiber research and $500,000 for cereal research regarding mycotoxin risk mitigation. It also requires a report on New World screwworm readiness and an assessment of expanding agricultural quarantine and inspection programs in Hawaii.
  • Rural Support: It increases funding for rural decentralized water systems and the Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Program.
  • Pest Control: It allocates $6.5 million for the suppression and control of Mormon crickets and grasshoppers in Western States.

Military and Other Provisions

  • Fort Leonard Wood: It requires reports on the capacity and staffing of the General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital and the condition of military family housing at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
  • Hemp: It strikes a provision relating to hemp (via Amendment No. 3070).