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Pub. L. 119-97 · S. 2393 · 119th Congress

Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act

Signed into law Jun 9, 2026 · Armed Forces and National Security

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What this law does

  • Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out a major medical facility project in St. Louis, Missouri, during FY2026.
  • Sets a spending limit and lists the project: a new bed tower, clinic expansion, office and warehouse building, utility plant, and parking garages.
1 subject in this law: VA medical construction

Plain-language list by Voting On, based only on the official summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service and the bill's titles. Read the official summary.

How it became law

  1. IntroducedJul 23, 2025 · Senate
  2. 147 daysPassed SenateDec 17, 2025
  3. 154 daysPassed HouseMay 20, 2026
  4. 13 daysPresented to the PresidentJun 2, 2026
  5. 7 daysSigned into lawJun 9, 2026
321days, introduction to signature
147days to pass the Senate
154more days to pass the House
Nowent back to a chamber after changes
Novetoed

Official summary

Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act

This act authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out a major medical facility project in St. Louis, Missouri, during FY2026.

The act specifies the maximum amount that may be spent on the project and details that the project consists of the construction of a new bed tower, clinical building expansion, consolidated administrative building and warehouse, utility plant, and parking garages.

Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Jun 9, 2026).

Who wrote it

Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]

1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats. 1 signed on the day it was introduced.

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CosponsorSigned on
Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]Jul 23, 2025Original cosponsor

Recorded votes

DateChamberVoteYeasNays
May 20, 2026HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 5 (Roll no. 180).4055

What was added

Amendments adopted (0)

No floor amendments were adopted. Any changes were made in committee or in a later version of the bill.

Sections in the final law that were not in the first version (Introduced in Senate) (0)

None. Every section heading in the final law was already in the first version (Introduced in Senate).

What was removed

Sections in the first version (Introduced in Senate) that did not make it into the law (0)

None. Every section heading from the first version (Introduced in Senate) remains in the law.

Compared by section heading between the Introduced in Senate text (Jul 23, 2025) and the Enrolled Bill text, both from GovInfo. Wording changes inside a section that kept its heading are not shown here; see the amendments and the text versions.

Proposed but not adopted

No amendments were voted down or withdrawn.

Full action history

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Jun 9, 2026Signed by President.
Jun 9, 2026Signed by President.
Jun 9, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-97.
Jun 9, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-97.
Jun 2, 2026Presented to President.
Jun 2, 2026Presented to President.
May 20, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 20, 2026Passed/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).
May 20, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 5 (Roll no. 180).
May 20, 2026Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3646-3647)
May 19, 2026At 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.
May 19, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2393.
May 19, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3575-3576; text: CR H3575)
May 19, 2026Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 18, 2025Held at the desk.
Dec 18, 2025Received in the House.
Dec 18, 2025Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 17, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 17, 2025Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8873-8874; text: CR S8873-8874)
Dec 2, 2025Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. Without written report.
Dec 2, 2025Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran without amendment. Without written report.
Dec 2, 2025Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 278.
Jul 30, 2025Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jul 23, 2025Introduced in Senate
Jul 23, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Sources: Congress.gov (bill record, sponsors, actions, amendments, CRS summary) and GovInfo (official text). Days are calendar days.