- Record: Senate Floor
- Section type: Amendments
- Chamber: Senate
- Date: June 24, 2026
- Congress: 119th Congress
- Why this source matters: This section came from the Senate floor portion of the record.
SA 6553. Mr. HOEVEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place in subtitle G of title X, insert
the following:
SEC. __. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW PRIORITY GROUP 1 SUB-PRIORITY
UNDER DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS' STATE
HOME CONSTRUCTION GRANT PROGRAM.
Not later than April 15, 2027, the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs shall establish a new priority group 1 sub-priority
under the State Home Construction Grant Program of the
Department of Veterans Affairs for States with bed needs that
are not less than two-hours driving distance from existing
facilities.