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S. 2393: Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-07-23 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Became Public Law No: 119-97.

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Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act

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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.

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Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act

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Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2393, Fiscal Year 2026 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act (2025-09-10)

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Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] reported raising $1.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Fiscal year
The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Record fed-us-cong119-s2393 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills