Last progress May 20, 2025 (6 months ago)
Introduced on January 7, 2025 by Donald J. Bacon
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2121-2122)
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
This bill keeps and expands a VA program that lets the Department of Veterans Affairs accept donated buildings, clinics, and improvement projects from states, cities, nonprofits, and private groups to better serve veterans. It removes the limit on how many donations the VA can take, and it broadens what can be donated to include minor construction and one-time maintenance work, not just full facilities .
The program continues beyond 2026. One summary says it becomes permanent starting December 16, 2026, while the Senate-referred text shows the authority extended through December 16, 2031 .