Mike Bost (R-IL)
Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act
A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill authorizes a major medical facility project for the Department of Veterans Affairs in St. Louis, Missouri. The project involves the construction of a new bed tower, clinical building expansion, administrative building, warehouse, utility plant, and parking garages. The total amount for this project is not to exceed $1,762,668,000. The Secretary of Veterans Affairs is authorized to carry out these construction efforts in fiscal year 2026.
Yes· 3 of 7
- Scored +6
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
The bill directly funds the expansion of medical capacity and facilities for veterans.
- Scored +6
Does this help veterans get medical care?
The bill expands medical infrastructure through a new bed tower and clinical building expansion for veterans in St. Louis.
- Scored +5
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?
The bill improves veteran support by funding expanded medical facility infrastructure.
The opposite
- Scored -1
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?
The bill authorizes a significant new expenditure of over $1.7 billion for construction projects.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Expansion of Medical Infrastructure: The bill allows for the construction of a new bed tower and a clinical building expansion, which expands the medical facilities available to veterans (Section 2(a)).
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Improved Support Facilities: The project includes the construction of a consolidated administrative building, warehouse, utility plant, and parking garages to support the medical facility (Section 2(a)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — The bill directly funds the expansion of medical capacity and facilities for veterans. Would people over 65 be better off under this? — Expanding veteran medical facilities benefits a demographic that includes many elderly former service members.
- Healthcare
- Does this help veterans get medical care? — The bill expands medical infrastructure through a new bed tower and clinical building expansion for veterans in St. Louis. Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The construction of additional clinical buildings and a new bed tower increases the capacity for medical care.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The bill improves veteran support by funding expanded medical facility infrastructure.
- Economy And Finance
- Is this likely to create jobs? — The construction of a large-scale medical facility and its associated infrastructure will likely create construction and administrative jobs. Does this reduce what the federal government spends? — The bill authorizes a significant new expenditure of over $1.7 billion for construction projects.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this invest in rural communities? — The project involves significant local infrastructure improvements including utility plants and parking garages in the St. Louis area.
- 12/15/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced in House
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.