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HR 8469 Advanced toward a vote

Provides funding for military construction, veterans' health care and benefits, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027.

Official title: Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.

Next stop Senate floor: awaiting a vote
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Reported 23-APR-2026
On the calendar 23-APR-2026
Passed 15-MAY-2026
Senate
Received 20-MAY-2026
On the calendar 13-JUL-2026
Key points
  • Provides about $2.1 billion for Army construction, $5.5 billion for Navy and Marine Corps construction, and $3.7 billion for Air Force construction, with most of these funds available through September 30, 2031.
  • Provides $70.7 billion for VA medical services, with additional amounts for medical community care, medical facilities, and research, many becoming available on October 1, 2027.
  • Provides $283.8 billion for veterans' compensation and pensions and $23.6 billion for readjustment benefits such as education and housing assistance.
  • Rescinds $1.65 billion and $754 million of previously appropriated VA medical funds, and bars the use of funds to close the Port Charlotte VA Clinic in Florida or to close the Guantanamo Bay Naval Station.
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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (23-APR-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 15-MAY-2026).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Economics and Public Finance

Sponsor John R. Carter (R-TX) Cosponsors · 0

No cosponsors.