Rep. Carter’s Committee Advances Bill to Fund Military Construction and Veterans Healthcare for 2027
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.
The House passed this bill on May 19, 2026, and it is now in the Senate. The Senate must decide whether to take up the bill for a vote, but it is common for the Senate to never schedule House-passed bills for consideration. No action has been taken on this bill in the Senate since May 19, 2026.
400–15
This is a major annual funding bill that usually receives broad support because it provides essential money for veterans and military infrastructure. While some policy rules may be debated, the core funding is considered a must-pass priority.
Scores run from -100 (strongly harmful) to +100 (strongly beneficial) for each group, combining impact, certainty, scope, and duration ratings of 1-5. How impact scoring works
The bill's fertility and assisted reproductive technology provisions for veterans with service-connected disabilities apply to all covered veterans and their spouses regardless of sexual orientation. The broader healthcare and benefits funding serves all eligible veterans equally.
Received in the Senate.
The Senate has received the House-passed bill and will decide whether to take it up.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 400 - 15 (Roll no. 175).
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 400 - 15 (Roll no. 175).
The House of Representatives voted to approve this bill. It now goes to the Senate.
The House adopted the amendments en gros as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
On Agreeing to the Amendment
Rules Committee
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 161, the amendment printed in House Report 119-5 is considered adopted.
On Passage
Document Type
Congressional Bill
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.
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