H.R. 8580 - Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025

Bill Text

    Rules Committee Print 118-35 PDF

    Showing the text of H.R. ____, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025, as ordered reported by the Committee on Appropriations.

    Text of H.R. 8580 PDF XML

    (as reported)

    H. Rept. 118-528 PDF

    Report from the Committee on Appropriations to accompany H.R. 8580

    Amendment Drafting Template DOC

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Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 9-3 on Monday, June 3, 2024.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 1269:
Agreed to by a record vote of 208-195, after agreeing to the previous question by a record vote of 205-193, on Tuesday, June 4, 2024.

MANAGERS: Reschenthaler/McGovern

1.

Structured rule for H.R. 8580.

2.

Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

3.

Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees.

4.

Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-35, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

5.

Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

6.

Makes in order only those amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report, amendments en bloc described in section 3, and pro forma amendments described in section 4. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 4 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

7.

Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the rule.

8.

Provides that the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 4 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

9.

Provides that the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for the purpose of debate.

10.

Provides one motion to recommit.

11.

Closed rule for H.R. 8282.

12.

Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

13.

Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-37 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

14.

Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

15.

Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs or their respective designees.

16.

Provides one motion to recommit.

Amendments (click headers to sort)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
1Version 2Escobar (TX)DemocratRevised Strikes Section 255.Revised
2Version 3Tenney (NY), Kennedy, Tim (NY)Bi-PartisanRevised Increases and decreases by $6.6 million for Military Construction, Air Force Reserve with the intent that the $6.6 million will be used for the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station Taxiway / Runway Project (PE 52576F).Revised
3Version 3Self (TX), Moylan (GU)RepublicanRevised Prohibits the VA from using its funds to pay bonuses to senior executives in the VA Central Office.Made in Order
4Version 2Molinaro (NY), Moylan (GU)RepublicanRevised Increases and decreases the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) account by $10 million to reinforce the importance of strengthening the VHA’s Office of Mental Health and its work to assist veterans with disabilities and mental health and substance abuse challenges.Made in Order
5Version 1Self (TX), Moylan (GU)RepublicanProhibits the VA from procuring equipment from any foreign adversary, not just China.Submitted
6Version 1Brownley (CA)DemocratStrikes Sections 419 and 420, which prohibit funds for carrying out climate-related Executive Orders.Submitted
7Version 1Garcia, Robert (CA)DemocratProhibits funding for marijuana testing of federal job applicants in states which have legalized marijuana use.Submitted
8Version 4Greene (GA)RepublicanWithdrawn Reduces the salary of RimaAnn Nelson, Assistant Under Secretary for Health Operations at the Department of Veterans Affairs to $1.Withdrawn
9Version 1Lee (CA)DemocratStrikes sections 414, 415, and 417, which restrict Diversity, Equity , Inclusion, and Accessibility initiatives at the Department of Veterans Affairs.Submitted
10Version 1Roy (TX)RepublicanProhibits funds to modify or remove any display of the Department of Veterans Affairs that bears the mission statement ‘‘To fulfill President Lincoln’s promise ‘to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan’ by serving and honoring the men and women who are America’s veterans.’ ’’Made in Order
11Version 3Greene (GA)RepublicanWithdrawn Prohibits funds made available by this Act from being used for any climate change initiative.Withdrawn
12Version 1Perry (PA)RepublicanIncreases and decreases Veterans Health Administration, Medical Services, by $1 million for furnishing Stellate Ganglion Block (SGB) therapy to personnel who elect to receive the treatment.Made in Order
13Version 4Greene (GA)RepublicanRevised Strikes funding for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program.Made in Order
14Version 2Burchett (TN)RepublicanRevised Prohibits funds from being used to ban or remove the photograph "V-J Day in Times Square."Made in Order
15Version 1Ogles (TN), Moylan (GU)RepublicanIncreases and decreases funding for the Veterans Housing Benefit Program Fund for the development of improved informational materials regarding the relative benefits of a VA home loan versus other types of housing loans for different homebuyer profiles.Made in Order
16Version 1Ogles (TN), Moylan (GU)RepublicanIncrease and decreases funding for medical services at the Veterans Health Administration for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in veterans.Made in Order
17Version 1Ogles (TN), Moylan (GU)RepublicanIncreases and decreases funding for the Veterans Health Administration's medical community care account to increase accessibility for in-home health care services for veterans.Made in Order
18Version 1Ogles (TN), Moylan (GU)RepublicanIncreases and decreases funding for the Board of Veterans Appeals to prioritize increasing processing speed for veteran casework.Made in Order
19Version 2Ogles (TN), Moylan (GU)RepublicanRevised Increases and decreases funding for grants for construction of State Extended Care Facilities to focus on creating or maintaining nursing homes for America’s World War II, Korean, and Vietnam Veterans.Made in Order
20Version 2Garamendi (CA), Kim (NJ), Moylan (GU)Bi-PartisanRevised Requires DOD to notify the Member of Congress representing a U.S. military installation of all major federal contract awards for military construction projects. Many, if not most, civilian federal agencies already do this for major federal grant awards.Revised
21Version 1Biggs (AZ)RepublicanEstablishes a pilot program on ability of veterans to choose health care providers.Submitted
22Version 4Pettersen (CO)DemocratRevised Increases and decreases the Major Construction account by $5 million to construct a new VA clinic, with primary care and mental healthcare services, in Fremont County, Colorado, where there are 5,000 veterans, but no VA clinic.Revised
23Version 1Peters (CA), Bilirakis (FL), Moylan (GU), Levin (CA)Bi-PartisanIncreases and decreases appropriations for the Veterans Health Administration - Medical Services - HUD-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program by $1,000,000 to encourage local VA systems and public housing authorities to work together to streamline the voucher application process to reduce barriers for veterans seeking housing assistance.Made in Order
24Version 1Gottheimer (NJ)DemocratIncreases and decreases funding for General Operating Expenses by $1 million to provide support for the Department of Veterans Affairs' implementation of the U.S. National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism, including efforts to develop an education program to highlight contributions of Jewish veterans, incorporate training on combating antisemitism and other forms of bias, and ensure VA hospitals accommodate kosher meal requests for inpatient residents.Submitted
25Version 1Peters (CA), Bilirakis (FL), Moylan (GU), Levin (CA)Bi-PartisanIncreases and decreases appropriations for the Veterans Health Administration - Medical Services - Supportive Services for Low Income Veterans and Families (SSVF) program by $1,000,000 to recognize the importance of SSVF's Shallow Subsidy program in keeping veterans in their homes and preventing veterans from falling into homelessness.Made in Order
26Version 1Gottheimer (NJ)DemocratIncreases and decreases funding for General Operating Expenses by $1 million to provide additional support for the VA Transition Assistance Program to provide information, resources, and tools to service members and their families to help prepare for the move from military to civilian life.Made in Order
27Version 2Clyde (GA)RepublicanRevised Authorizes the appropriation of such sums as are necessary for moving the Reconciliation Memorial to its original location in Arlington National Cemetery. Specifies, however, that the memorial be identified as the "Reconciliation Memorial" or "Reconciliation Monument" after such move is made.Revised
28Version 1Wasserman Schultz (FL), Brownley (CA), Frankel (FL), Crockett (TX), Allred (TX)DemocratStrikes section 255 which would prohibit funds for abortion and abortion counseling with limited exceptions.Submitted
29Version 1Wasserman Schultz (FL), Crockett (TX)DemocratStrikes section 261 which would prohibit VA from reporting a beneficiary to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System.Submitted
30Version 1Wasserman Schultz (FL), Brownley (CA), Pocan (WI), Crockett (TX)DemocratStrikes sections 256, 257, and 416 which would prohibit funds for gender-affirming care, flying certain flags, and to take any discriminatory action against a person who speaks or acts in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief that marriage is a union of one man and one woman.Submitted
31Version 3Crane (AZ)RepublicanRevised Prohibits the VA from using funds to submit a beneficiary’s name to the NICS list based on VA's appointment of a fiduciary.Made in Order
32Version 1Gottheimer (NJ)DemocratRequires the Secretary of Education and Secretary of Defense to submit a report studying the possibility of expanding child care centers on U.S. military bases and facilities.Submitted
33Version 1Pfluger (TX)RepublicanEnacts H.R.4886, the ACES Act, which directs the Secretary of the VA to work with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study the prevalence and mortality of cancer among individuals who served as active-duty aircrew in the Armed Forces.Submitted
34Version 1Nunn (IA)RepublicanDirects the Secretary of Veteran Affairs to conduct a report on the benefits of utilizing artificial intelligence to measure, track, identify and address which Veterans, among those with substance use disorders (SUD), are in a state of ongoing misuse, versus in early rehabilitation or long-term maintenance.Submitted
35Version 4Carter (TX)RepublicanMANAGER’S AMENDMENT Revised Makes technical and conforming changes.Considered as Adopted
36Version 1Ross (NC)DemocratIncreases and decreases funding for the VA Office of Women’s Health by $5 million to ensure that, as the Office of Women’s Health begins monitoring Severe Maternal Morbidity on an ongoing basis, it disaggregates and reviews data on trends in Severe Maternal Morbidity by veteran characteristics, such as race and ethnicity, age, or whether veterans lived in a rural area.Submitted
37Version 1Ross (NC)DemocratIncreases and decreases funding for the Veterans Affairs Office of Women’s Health by $5 million to ensure that the Office of Women’s Health finalizes developments of and implements a systematic process to compile and review data on Maternal Care Coordinator screening of veterans for mental health conditions on an ongoing basis. This funding should support data on Maternal Care Coordinator’s completion of required mental health screenings, as well as screening results.Submitted
38Version 2Gluesenkamp Perez (WA)DemocratRevised Increases and decreases funding for the Veterans Health Administration for the purposes of submitting a report to Congress on the efforts of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure access to health care for veterans residing in geographic proximity to a Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic subject to closure.Made in Order
39Version 1Jackson (TX), Miller (IL)RepublicanProhibits funds from being used to provide housing for Palestinian refugees on a military installation.Submitted
40Version 2Schweikert (AZ)RepublicanRevised Increases and decreases funding by $1 million for the Veterans Benefits Administration to provide support for utilizing AI to expedite claims.Made in Order
41Version 1Jackson (TX), Miller (IL), Moylan (GU)RepublicanProhibits funds from being used to provide housing to illegal aliens.Submitted
42Version 2Mast (FL), Blumenauer (OR), Lee (CA), Joyce (OH), Crockett (TX)Bi-PartisanRevised Ensures veterans can participate in state-approved medical marijuana programs. Removes the current directive that prevents VA Medical Facility staff from recommending, making referrals, or completing forms and registering Veterans for participation in state-approved marijuana programs.Made in Order
43Version 1Wagner (MO), Budzinski (IL), Luetkemeyer (MO), Graves (MO)Bi-PartisanIncreases and decreases Military Construction Defense-wide by $200,000,000 to provide inflation relief for unanticipated inflation-related costs incurred during the Presidential National Emergency Declaration lasting from March 13, 2020, to May 11, 2023, for firm fixed price military construction projects that were part of the Defense Priority and Allocation System program.Made in Order
44Version 2Gluesenkamp Perez (WA)DemocratRevised Increases and decreases funding for the VA Highly Rural Transportation Grant Program to underscore need to modernize the program, including updating the definition of highly rural, to provide dependable access to health care for veterans living in rural areas.Made in Order
45Version 2Pfluger (TX)RepublicanRevised Increases and decreases funding to direct the Department of Veteran Affairs to collaborate with with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to conduct a comprehensive study determining and identifying exposures associated with being a military aviator, connections between these exposures and various cancers, and prevalence of and mortality from specified cancers among those who served as active-duty aircrew.Made in Order
46Version 2Kiggans (VA), Moylan (GU), Houlahan (PA), Scott (VA)Bi-PartisanRevised Increases and decreases funding for the purpose of ensuring that the Department of Veterans Affairs maintains sufficient medical care for veterans who reside in US Territories and Freely Associated States.Made in Order
47Version 2Kiggans (VA), Moylan (GU), Houlahan (PA), Scott (VA), Davis (NC)Bi-PartisanRevised Increases and decreases funding for the purpose of ensuring that the Department of Veterans Affairs fully funds and competently executes mental health care programs, with a special emphasis on suicide prevention and associated outreach.Made in Order
48Version 2Gonzalez, Vicente (TX), Moylan (GU)Bi-PartisanRevised Increases funding for the Grants for Construction of Veterans Cemeteries by $2 million to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report to Congress on the need for veterans’ cemeteries in areas of high veteran population as determined by the Secretary. Offset the Information Technology Systems Funds Operations and Maintenance account by $2 million.Made in Order
49Version 3Kiggans (VA)RepublicanRevised Increases and decreases funding for the purpose of encouraging the approval and development of privatized housing for unaccompanied service members.Made in Order
50Version 1Wasserman Schultz (FL)DemocratStrikes sections 133 and 412 related to Guantanamo Bay.Submitted
51Version 1Wasserman Schultz (FL)DemocratStrikes sections 259 and 418 related to Covid-19 requirements.Submitted
52Version 2Gonzalez, Vicente (TX), Moylan (GU)Bi-PartisanRevised Increases and decreases funding by $1 million for the Grants for Construction of Veterans Cemeteries for the purposes of emphasizing the need for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to allow internment of Military Working Dogs in veteran cemeteries.Made in Order
53Version 1Wasserman Schultz (FL)DemocratStrikes section 260 aimed to prohibit VA from providing financial services to ICE.Submitted
54Version 1Wasserman Schultz (FL)DemocratStrikes section 413 aimed to prohibit VA from providing technical assistance to Congress.Submitted
55Version 1Pingree (ME)DemocratStrikes section 419 and section 420 that prohibits funding the implementation of clean energy and climate change executive orders.Submitted
56Version 2Schweikert (AZ)RepublicanRevised Increases and Decreases the Office of Inspector General to conduct a study on the cost-effectiveness of leasing medical facilities, motor vehicles, and other equipment.Revised
57Version 6Kuster (NH), Bacon (NE), Moylan (GU)Bi-PartisanRevised Transfers $4,500,000 to the Veterans Benefits Agency for the VA Employee Incentive Scholarship Program, specifically to provide Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) training to VA nurses.Revised
58Version 3Molinaro (NY), Moylan (GU)RepublicanRevised Increases funding for the Board of Veterans Appeals by $5 million to ensure the board has the necessary resources to expedite wait times for VA appeals decisions and ensure transitioning veterans have access to a timely and transparent appeals process. Uses funds from the VA general administration account.Revised
59Version 4Hageman (WY), Van Orden (WI)RepublicanRevised Prohibits funding made available by this act from being used by the VA to continue decommissioning mileage reimbursement kiosks at VA facilities.Made in Order
60Version 1Schweikert (AZ)RepublicanInstructs the Department of Veterans Affairs Inspector General, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Acquisition Officer to develop and use artificial intelligence to facilitate the audit of its financial statements and the Financial Management Business Transformation (FMBT) program.Submitted
61Version 1Nunn (IA)RepublicanExpresses the sense of Congress that the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) serves a critical purpose in assisting Veterans transition to civilian life and should be utilized to its fullest extent to prevent substance abuse, encourage employment, and foster fellowship among transitioning Veterans.Submitted
62Version 2Schweikert (AZ)RepublicanRevised Increases and decreases funding by $10 million to conduct a study on the benefits of utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline oversight, mitigate and reduce fraud, and improve data accuracy and financial management practices at the Department of Veterans' Affairs (VA).Made in Order
63Version 2Rosendale (MT)RepublicanRevised Prohibits funds made available by the Act from being used for certain types of assisted reproductive technologies by the Department of Veterans Affairs to ensure additional guardrails are in place.Revised
64Version 1Steil (WI)RepublicanProhibits the funds made available by this Act from being used to claw back, from the survivors of a veteran, payments of dependency and indemnity compensation, or service- or non-service-connected disability and death compensation, for the month in which the veteran dies.Submitted
65Version 1Golden (ME)DemocratLate Withdrawn Prohibits bonuses for VA Central Office Senior Executives until all funds that were improperly used for bonuses instead of critical skill incentive payments under Public Law 117–168 have been recouped in full.Withdrawn
66Version 4Steube (FL)RepublicanLate Revised Prohibits the use of funds for the Department of Veterans Affairs to process medical claims for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Health Service Corps.Made in Order
67Version 4James (MI), Moylan (GU)RepublicanLate Revised Increases and decreases $3,250,000 to Medical Facilities for the building of a Community-based Outpatient Clinics and Mobile Medical Units to become more available for leasing, purchasing, and construction for VA hospital networks.Made in Order
68Version 4Bergman (MI), Correa (CA), Van Orden (WI), Crenshaw (TX), Valadao (CA), Luttrell (TX), Moolenaar (MI), Moylan (GU)Bi-PartisanLate Revised Increases and decreases the Medical and Prosthetic Research account at the Department of Veterans Affairs to express support for recently announced VA-funded research into psychedelic-assisted therapies to treat PTSD and depression, and to encourage VA to prioritize the proactive training of therapists to administer these treatments.Made in Order
69Version 2Mast (FL), Moylan (GU)RepublicanLate Revised Prevents the VA from denying a veteran reauthorization of care in a Veterans Community Care Program previously authorized.Revised
70Version 2Bergman (MI), Correa (CA), Van Orden (WI), Crenshaw (TX), Valadao (CA), Luttrell (TX), Moolenaar (MI)Bi-PartisanLate Revised Increases and decreases the Medical Services account at the Department of Veterans Affairs to urge VA to report to Congress no later than 180 days following approval of midomafetamine-assisted treatments to treat PTSD under Section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act on possible incorporation of treatments in the formulary of the Department and the justification for such determination.Made in Order
71Version 1Moylan (GU)RepublicanLate Increases reservation from Navy MILCON Account for Community Projects by $126,000,000.Submitted
72Version 2Moylan (GU)RepublicanLate Revised Increases Navy MILCON with offsets.Revised
73Version 2Moylan (GU)RepublicanLate Revised Increases National Guard MILCON with Defense-Wide offsets.Revised
74Version 2Wenstrup (OH)RepublicanLate Revised Prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from using funds to employ a health professional trainee from China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea at a hospital under the jurisdiction of the department. Each health professional trainee's country of origin is the one reported on the criminal history background check filed with the Department in conjunction with the application of such trainee for employment.Revised
75Version 1Norton (DC)DemocratLate Increases and decreases funding by $1 million for the Veterans Benefits Administration to provide support to law school clinical programs that assist veterans with legal matters.Made in Order
76Version 1Connolly (VA), Fitzpatrick (PA)Bi-PartisanLate Withdrawn Prohibits executive agency positions in the competitive service from being placed in the excepted service, unless such positions are placed in Schedules A through E as in effect on September 30, 2020.Withdrawn
77Version 1Boebert (CO)RepublicanLate Withdrawn Prohibits funds from providing any veteran’s benefit to any alien not lawfully present in the United States.Withdrawn
78Version 1Crane (AZ)RepublicanLate Withdrawn Prohibits funds from being used by any officer or employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs to initiate, utilize, or participate in any procedure relating to a risk-based, temporary, and preemptive protective order that authorizes the removal of a firearm.Withdrawn
79Version 1Crane (AZ)RepublicanLate Withdrawn Provides funds for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify the Attorney General according to section 40901(e)(1)(D) of title 34, United States Code, that the basis under which records of veterans were made available to the Attorney General pursuant to section 5502 of title 38, United States Code, was incorrect and never applied.Withdrawn
80Version 1Mills (FL), Clyde (GA)RepublicanLate Withdrawn Classifies or reclassifies M781 cartridges with inert projectiles as small arms ammunition UN0012, Hazard Class 1.4S, Cartridges for Weapons, Inert Projectiles.Withdrawn
81Version 2Kiggans (VA), Scott (VA)Bi-PartisanLate Revised Increases and decreases funding for the purpose of expressing the urgency of expeditiously and efficiently utilizing increased demolition funding on Navy and Marine Corps bases.Made in Order
82Version 1Gottheimer (NJ)DemocratLate Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to issue a report with recommendations on how to implement a program requiring all federal and state veterans homes to establish a position to be known as a resident advocate, that has a direct reporting relationship to the director of the division.Submitted
83Version 1Brownley (CA)DemocratLate Increases funding for women veterans healthcare to $1,360,000,000, which is the funding the level requested by the VSO Independent Budget.Submitted
84Version 1Boebert (CO)RepublicanLate Withdrawn To prohibit bonus payments to senior executives at the VA Central Office (VACO).Withdrawn
85Version 1Kiggans (VA), Moskowitz (FL)Bi-PartisanLate Withdrawn Requires report on the defense relationship between Russia and IranWithdrawn
86Version 1Magaziner (RI)DemocratLate Withdrawn Requires TRICARE's managed care support contractors to keep provider directories up to date.Withdrawn
87Version 1Boebert (CO)RepublicanLate Withdrawn Transfers $3 million from VA bureaucracy to the cost of war toxic exposure fund.Withdrawn
88Version 1Boebert (CO)RepublicanLate Withdrawn Transfers $2 million from VA bureaucracy to the Office of the Inspector General to combat waste, fraud, and abuse.Withdrawn
89Version 1Boebert (CO)RepublicanLate Withdrawn Transfers $2 million from VA bureaucracy to resources for medical and prosthetic research to ensure our veterans receive cutting edge medical care from the VA.Withdrawn
90Version 1Boebert (CO)RepublicanLate Withdrawn Transfers $2 million from VA bureaucracy to the board of veterans appeals to help reduce its backlog so that veteran claims can be adjudicated in a timely manner.Withdrawn
91Version 1Boebert (CO)RepublicanLate Withdrawn Transfers $2 million from VA bureaucracy to the Board of Veterans Appeals to help reduce its backlog so that veteran claims can be adjudicated in a timely manner.Withdrawn
92Version 1Boebert (CO)RepublicanLate Withdrawn Transfers $2 million from VA bureaucracy to provide additional funding for the construction of new state extended care facilities.Withdrawn
93Version 1LaLota (NY)RepublicanLate Increases and decreases the Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities account at the Department of Veterans Affairs to express support and expedite pace of construction for delayed projects for state veterans homes across the country.Made in Order
94Version 1LaLota (NY)RepublicanLate Increases and decreases the Department of Defense Base Closure account at the Department of Veterans Affairs to speed up PFAS remediation efforts at closed military installations where PFAS contamination affects local drinking water sources.Made in Order
95Version 1LaLota (NY)RepublicanLate Increases and decreases the Veterans Health Administration, Medical Services account at the Department of Veterans Affairs to support peer-to-peer mental health programs, which support veterans by providing them with a safe space to share their experiences and receive support from fellow veterans who understand their unique challenges, fostering a sense of community and resilience.Made in Order
96Version 1LaLota (NY)RepublicanLate Increases and decreases the Veterans Health Administration, Medical and Prosthetic Research account at the Department of Veterans Affairs to support Herbicide-Related Toxic Exposure Research, which investigates the long-term health impacts of exposure to harmful chemicals, leading to improved medical care, accurate diagnoses, and targeted treatments for conditions linked to such exposures.Made in Order
97Version 1LaLota (NY)RepublicanLate Increases and decreases the Veterans Health Administration, Medical, Medical Facilities account at the Department of Veterans Affairs to support Community-Based Outpatient Clinics (CBOCs), which support veterans by offering accessible, comprehensive healthcare services close to their homes, ensuring they receive consistent medical care, mental health services, and personalized treatment plans tailored to their needs.Made in Order
98Version 2Van Orden (WI)RepublicanLate Revised None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to finalize, implement, or enforce the final rule titled ‘‘Loan Guaranty: Servicer Regulation Changes’’ (89 Fed. Reg. 25143).Revised
99Version 1Crane (AZ)RepublicanLate Prohibits the VA from using funds to submit or maintain a beneficiary’s name to the NICS list based on VA's appointment of a fiduciary.Submitted
100Version 1Tenney (NY)RepublicanLate Withdrawn Requires a report by the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, on U.S.-led efforts to prevent a nuclear Iran.Withdrawn
101Version 1Tenney (NY)RepublicanLate Withdrawn Restricts the ability of covered entities (owned, directed, controlled, financed, or influenced directly or indirectly by the Government of the People’s Republic of China, the CCP, or the Chinese military) from using federal funds from engaging, entering into, and awarding public works contracts.Withdrawn
102Version 1Tenney (NY)RepublicanLate Withdrawn Requires a report by the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, on efforts to mediate peace between Serbia and Kosovo.Withdrawn
103Version 1Steube (FL)RepublicanLate Enactment of Veterans' True Choice Act of 2023 - H.R. 214 (118th Congress)Submitted
104Version 1Rodgers (WA)RepublicanLate Increases and decreases the Medical Community Care account to express the need for the VA to address emergency care coverage.Made in Order
105Version 1Rodgers (WA)RepublicanLate Increases and decreases the Family Housing Operation and Maintenance, Air Force, account to emphasize the importance of housing oversight.Made in Order
106Version 1Boebert (CO)RepublicanLate Transfers $2 million from VA bureaucracy to resources for medical and prosthetic research to ensure our veterans receive cutting edge medical care from the VA.Made in Order
107Version 3Boebert (CO)RepublicanLate Revised Transfers $2 million from VA bureaucracy to the office of the inspector general to combat waste, fraud, and abuse.Made in Order
108Version 1Boebert (CO)RepublicanLate No funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this bill may be used to house illegal aliens in veteran housing.Submitted
109Version 1Boebert (CO)RepublicanLate No funds for the enforcement of any remaining covid 19 vaccine requirements for VA employees.Submitted
110Version 1Boebert (CO)RepublicanLate Transfers $2 million from VA bureaucracy to grants for construction of veteran’s cemetery programs to assist state and tribal governments in providing burial benefits for veterans in rural areas lacking a VA national cemetery.Made in Order
111Version 2Boebert (CO), Moylan (GU)RepublicanLate Revised Transfers $2 million to provide additional funding for the construction of new state extended care facilities.Made in Order
112Version 2Boebert (CO), Moylan (GU)RepublicanLate Revised Transfers $2 million from VA bureaucracy to improve telehealth care for veteransRevised
113Version 2Boebert (CO), Moylan (GU)RepublicanLate Revised Transfers $2 million from VA bureaucracy to the board of veterans appeals to help reduce its backlog so that veteran claims can be adjudicated in a timely manner.Made in Order
114Version 2Porter (CA)DemocratLate Revised Increases funding by $2,000,000 for VA homeless assistance programs to combat Veteran homelessness and decreases the General Administration fund by $2,000,000.Revised
115Version 3Porter (CA)DemocratLate Revised Increases funding by $1,000,000 for the Veterans Crisis Line and reduces funding for the General Administration fund by $1,000,000.Revised
116Version 2Bost (IL), Moylan (GU)RepublicanLate Revised Requires VA to apply the same access standards for Mental Health Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (MH RRTP) as for primary care, specialty care, and non institutional extended care services.Made in Order
117Version 2Greene (GA)RepublicanLate Revised Prohibits funding for New York.Revised
118Version 1Moylan (GU)RepublicanLate Increases and decreases the Major Construction account by $5 million for construction of a Veteran Medical Center in Guam with primary care, inpatient care, specialty care, and mental health services in Guam where there are over 20,000 veterans and limited access to healthcare.Submitted
119Version 3Boebert (CO)RepublicanLate Revised To Prohibit bonus payments to senior executives at the VA Central Office (VACO).Revised
120Version 1Gosar (AZ)RepublicanLate Prevents the funding of salaries in the Office of Resolution Management, Diversity and Inclusion.Submitted
121Version 1Gosar (AZ)RepublicanLate Prohibiting funds for the VA’s woke funding program, the Quality Enhancement Research Initiative.Submitted

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 230

Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to make in order amendment #30 to H.R. 8580, offered by Representative Wasserman Schultz, which strikes sections 256, 257, and 416 which would prohibit funds for gender-affirming care, flying certain flags, and to take any discriminatory action against a person who speaks or acts in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief that marriage is a union of one man and one woman. Defeated: 3–9

Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Reschenthaler
Nay
Mrs. Fischbach
Nay
Mr. Massie
Nay
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
Nay
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Austin Scott
Nay
Mr. Burgess, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Neguse
No Vote
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 231

Motion by Mr. McGovern to amend the rule to make in order amendment #29 to H.R. 8580, offered by Representative Wasserman Schultz, which strikes section 261 which would prohibit VA from reporting a beneficiary to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System. Defeated: 3–9

Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Reschenthaler
Nay
Mrs. Fischbach
Nay
Mr. Massie
Nay
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
Nay
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Austin Scott
Nay
Mr. Burgess, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Neguse
No Vote
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 232

Motion by Ms. Scanlon to amend the rule to make in order amendment #28 to H.R. 8580, offered by Representative Wasserman Schultz, which strikes section 255 which would prohibit funds for abortion and abortion counseling with limited exceptions. Defeated: 3–9

Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Reschenthaler
Nay
Mrs. Fischbach
Nay
Mr. Massie
Nay
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
Nay
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Austin Scott
Nay
Mr. Burgess, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Neguse
No Vote
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 233

Motion by Ms. Scanlon to amend the rule to make in order amendment #9 to H.R. 8580, offered by Representative Lee of California, which strikes sections 414, 415, and 417, which restrict Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility initiatives at the Department of Veterans Affairs. Defeated: 3–9

Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Reschenthaler
Nay
Mrs. Fischbach
Nay
Mr. Massie
Nay
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
Nay
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Austin Scott
Nay
Mr. Burgess, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Neguse
No Vote
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 234

Motion by Ms. Leger Fernández to amend the rule to make in order amendment #6 to H.R. 8580, offered by Representative Brownley, which strikes sections 419 and 420, which would prohibit funds for carrying out climate-related Executive Orders. Defeated: 3–9

Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Reschenthaler
Nay
Mrs. Fischbach
Nay
Mr. Massie
Nay
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
Nay
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Austin Scott
Nay
Mr. Burgess, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Neguse
No Vote
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 235

Motion by Mr. Reschenthaler to report the rule. Adopted: 9-3

Majority Member
Vote
Mr. Reschenthaler
Yea
Mrs. Fischbach
Yea
Mr. Norman
Yea
Mr. Massie
Yea
Mr. Roy
Yea
Mrs. Houchin
Yea
Mr. Langworthy
Yea
Mr. Austin Scott
Yea
Mr. Burgess, Chairman
Yea
Minority Member
Vote
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Neguse
No Vote
Ms. Leger Fernández
Nay