Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

Bill: 118-s-4677
Sponsor: Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ]
Introduced: 2024-07-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Alaska
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Alliances
American Battle Monuments Commission
Appropriations
Building construction
Cemeteries and funerals
Child care and development
Collective security
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Department of Defense
Department of Transportation
Department of Veterans Affairs
District of Columbia
Emergency communications systems
Europe
Executive agency funding and structure
Family planning and birth control
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Government studies and investigations
Government trust funds
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Housing and community development funding
Indian social and development programs
International organizations and cooperation
Land transfers
Long-term, rehabilitative, and terminal care
Medical research
Mental health
Military facilities and property
Military personnel and dependents
National Guard and reserves
Residential rehabilitation and home repair
Roads and highways
Rural conditions and development
Sex and reproductive health
Specialized courts
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Veterans' medical care
Veterans' organizations and recognition
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Virginia

Summary:
action_date: 2024-07-11
text: 

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

This bill provides FY2025 appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and related agencies.

The bill provides appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military construction for

the Army;

the Navy and Marine Corps;

the Air Force;

Defense-wide agencies and activities;

the Army and Air National Guard; and

the Army, Navy, and Air Force Reserves.

The bill also provides appropriations to DOD for

the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program;

the Base Closure Account;

Construction and Operation and Maintenance of Family Housing for the Army, the Navy and Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide agencies and activities;

the Family Housing Improvement Fund; and

the Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund.

Within the VA budget, the bill provides appropriations for

the Veterans Benefits Administration,

the Veterans Health Administration,

the National Cemetery Administration, and

Departmental Administration.

The bill provides appropriations for related agencies and programs, including

the American Battle Monuments Commission,

the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims,

Cemeterial Expenses of the Army, and

the Armed Forces Retirement Home.

The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts. 

action_date: 2024-07-11
text: 

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

This bill provides FY2025 appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and related agencies.

The bill provides appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military construction for

the Army;

the Navy and Marine Corps;

the Air Force;

Defense-wide agencies and activities;

the Army and Air National Guard; and

the Army, Navy, and Air Force Reserves.

The bill also provides appropriations to DOD for

the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program;

the Base Closure Account;

Construction and Operation and Maintenance of Family Housing for the Army, the Navy and Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide agencies and activities;

the Family Housing Improvement Fund; and

the Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund.

Within the VA budget, the bill provides appropriations for

the Veterans Benefits Administration,

the Veterans Health Administration,

the National Cemetery Administration, and

Departmental Administration.

The bill provides appropriations for related agencies and programs, including

the American Battle Monuments Commission,

the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims,

Cemeterial Expenses of the Army, and

the Armed Forces Retirement Home.

The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-07-11
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 435.
action_date: 2024-07-11
text: Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Sinema. With written report No. 118-191.
action_date: 2024-07-11
text: Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Sinema. With written report No. 118-191.
action_date: 2024-07-11
text: Introduced in Senate