Jerry Moran (R-KS)
Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act
A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Became Public Law No: 119-97.
Became law
Passed both chambers and was signed by the President, or became law without a signature.
Nothing more in Congress: it is law. When it takes effect depends on the dates written into it — some parts start at once, others a year or more later.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Passed Senate unanimous consent
- Passed House 405–5
- To President
- Became Law
The Senate by unanimous consent (no one objected, so there was no vote): no senator's position on it was recorded.
What this bill would do
This Act authorizes a major medical facility project for the Department of Veterans Affairs. The project is located in St. Louis, Missouri, and is set for fiscal year 2026. It includes several construction elements such as a new bed tower, clinical building expansion, and a consolidated administrative building and warehouse. The project also involves a utility plant and parking garages. The total amount authorized for this project does not exceed $1,762,668,000.
Yes
- Scored +8
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
The bill specifically authorizes funding for a major medical facility project for veterans.
- Scored +7
Does this help veterans get medical care?
This bill provides funding for a new medical facility, directly improving healthcare for veterans.
- Scored +3
Does this make health care easier to get in general?
The construction of a new medical facility improves healthcare access for veterans in St. Louis.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
What Congress actually voted on
One recorded vote has been taken on this bill.
- The House: a fast-track vote, needing two-thirds to pass The House sets aside its normal procedure to move quickly: no amendments, little debate, and a two-thirds bar instead of a simple majority. It is used for measures expected to be uncontroversial, so a bill that fails here failed despite broad expectations that it would not. Passed 405 yes · 5 no
05/20/2026 · Roll call 180 · recorded as “On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass”
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Medical Facility Upgrades: The construction of a new bed tower, clinical building expansion, consolidated administrative building and warehouse, utility plant, and parking garages in St. Louis, Missouri, provides new medical infrastructure (Section 2(a)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are mentioned in the 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.
- Healthcare
- Does this help veterans get medical care? — This bill provides funding for a new medical facility, directly improving healthcare for veterans. Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The construction of a new medical facility improves healthcare access for veterans in St. Louis.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — The bill specifically authorizes funding for a major medical facility project for veterans.
- Public Law (6/10/2026)
The text as it became law
- Enrolled Bill
The final version, on its way to the President
- 6/9/2026
- Signed by President.
- Became Public Law No: 119-97.
- 6/2/2026
- Presented to President.
- 5/20/2026
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 5 (Roll no. 180).
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 5 (Roll no. 180).
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3646-3647)
- 5/19/2026
- At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2393.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3575-3576; text: CR H3575)
- Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- 12/18/2025
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Held at the desk.
- Received in the House.
- 12/17/2025
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8873-8874; text: CR S8873-8874)
- 12/2/2025
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. Without written report.
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 278.
- 7/30/2025
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 7/23/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
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.
Richard BlumenthalDemocrat · Connecticut