This bill became law on 2026-06-09 as Public Law No. 119-97.
The summary below describes the bill at the version we last reviewed; the enacted text may differ.
YourVoice.Now Summary
Your MoneyVeterans in St. Louis are set for a bigger VA hospital — up to $1.76 billion for beds, clinics and parking.
Your Money
The new buildings include a patient bed tower, a bigger clinic building, an office building and warehouse, a utility plant, and parking garages. The $1,762,668,000 is a ceiling, not cash in hand. Congress must still approve the spending in a separate bill.
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Veterans who use the VA hospital in St. Louis are set to get a much bigger one. This law lets the Department of Veterans Affairs build a new patient bed tower there. The project also covers a larger clinic building, an office building and warehouse, a utility plant, and parking garages. The law caps the project at about $1.76 billion. That cap is a green light, not a check. Congress must still pass a separate bill to hand over the money for fiscal year 2026. Outside the St. Louis area, most people will see no change in daily life.
Congressional Summary
Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization ActThis bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out a major medical facility project in St. Louis, Missouri, during FY2026.The bill 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.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Passed Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-12-17
- Date Added
- 2026-05-14
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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