Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a major medical facility project in St. Louis in fiscal year 2026. The project covers a new bed tower, clinical building expansion, consolidated administrative building and warehouse, utility plant, and parking garages, with authorized appropriations from the Construction, Major Projects account capped at $1,762,668,000.
Who Benefits and How
Veterans served by the St. Louis VA health system benefit from expanded and modernized clinical space, bed capacity, utilities, parking, and support infrastructure. The Department of Veterans Affairs gains congressional authorization to move the project through the major construction pipeline, and construction firms may gain bidding opportunities if funds are appropriated.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal taxpayers and the federal budget carry the cost exposure for a project authorized at up to $1.762668 billion. The Department of Veterans Affairs must manage a large capital project across clinical construction, administration, warehousing, utilities, and parking while keeping spending within the authorized ceiling and Construction, Major Projects account rules.
Key Provisions
- Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out the St. Louis major medical facility project in fiscal year 2026.
- Appropriates authorization authority up to $1,762,668,000 for the Construction, Major Projects account.
- Expands the project scope to include a bed tower, clinical building expansion, administrative and warehouse space, utility plant, and parking garages.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Authorize up to $1.762668 billion for a fiscal year 2026 Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility project in St. Louis, Missouri.
Key Policy Areas
Veterans, Health, Construction
Primary Purpose
Authorize up to $1.762668 billion for a fiscal year 2026 Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility project in St. Louis, Missouri.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Veterans receiving care through the St. Louis VA health system
- Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities
- Construction contractors bidding on VA work
Identified Costs
- Federal taxpayers
- Department of Veterans Affairs construction managers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Bost introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Department of Veterans Affairs St. Louis medical facility, Veterans receiving care through the St. Louis VA health system
Construction contractors bidding on VA facility work
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "Beneficiaries"
- → ['Veterans', 'St. Louis VA patients']
- "Burden bearers"
- → ['Federal taxpayers', 'VA construction managers']
- "Federal agency"
- → ['Department of Veterans Affairs']
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
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