Department of Veterans Affairs
Benefits, healthcare, and services for military veterans.
Budget & Spending
Budget Authority
$16.18 trillion
Obligated
$407.39 billion
% of Federal Budget
0.03%
Source: USAspending.gov · Current fiscal year
Related Legislation
To amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance the sharing of health-care resources between the Department of Veterans Affairs and State Veterans Homes, and for other purposes.
This bill would allow the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and State Veterans Homes to more easily share healthcare resources, equipment, and facilities with each other. The goal is to improve efficiency and expand healthcare access for veterans by breaking down barriers between federal VA hospitals and state-run veterans care facilities.
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide to Congress notice of any suicide or attempted suicide of a veteran in a facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs or of a Community Care provider, and for other purposes.
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to notify Congress whenever a veteran dies by suicide or attempts suicide while receiving care at a VA facility or through a VA Community Care provider. The notification requirement aims to increase transparency and oversight of veteran mental health outcomes.
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a demonstration project on coverage by the Department of Veterans Affairs of over-the-counter hearing aids, and for other purposes.
This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to test a program that would cover over-the-counter hearing aids for eligible veterans. The demonstration project would evaluate whether providing access to OTC hearing aids through the VA is practical and effective.
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a centralized portal within the Department of Veterans Affairs for the storage of information with respect to the unclaimed remains of veterans, and for other purposes.
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish within the Department of Veterans Affairs a Veterans Affairs History Office, and for other purposes.
This bill would create a new Veterans Affairs History Office within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The office would be responsible for documenting, preserving, and making accessible the history of the VA and its role in serving veterans.
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1041) to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from transmitting certain information to the Department of Justice for use by the national instant criminal background check system; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6047) to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the dollar amounts for the payment of certain disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation under the laws administered by the Secretary; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1329) to permit the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum to be located within the Reserve of the National Mall, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
This is a procedural bill that allows the House of Representatives to consider three separate substantive bills: one affecting veterans' information sharing with background check systems, one increasing veterans' disability payments, and one authorizing a women's history museum on the National Mall. The bill itself does not enact these policies but rather sets the terms for debating and voting on them.
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a list of covered providers that complete annual training on the prevention of suicide among veterans and to make such list available to veterans.
To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand access to the Veterans Community Care Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs to include certain veterans seeking mental health or substance-use services, and for other purposes.
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5625) to direct the Attorney General to make publicly available a list of each State and unit of local government that permits cashless bail, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6260) to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit fraud in connection with posting bail; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8365) to provide for conditions on the appointment of monitors by courts, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 96) expressing support for law enforcement officers; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8469) 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.
To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to transmit a veteran's history of opioid prescriptions to a Community Care health care provider.
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a precision oncology program for cancer of the prostate, and for other purposes.
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.
This is a federal spending bill that allocates funding for military construction projects, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for fiscal year 2027 (October 1, 2026 - September 30, 2027). The bill determines how much money these departments will receive to operate and build facilities during that period.
Faster Department of Veterans Affairs Construction Act of 2026
This bill would allow the Department of Veterans Affairs to use commercial building codes and standards alongside or instead of federal codes when constructing or renovating VA facilities. The change aims to potentially streamline construction processes and reduce costs for VA building projects.