S4815Referred to Committee

A bill to permanently extend the pilot program of the Department of Veterans Affairs on acceptance by the Department of donated facilities and related improvements and to authorize acceptance of donations of construction services, minor construction or nonrecurring maintenance projects, and targeted contributions, and for other purposes.

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-06-17
Introduced
1
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Deb Fischer
Deb Fischer
Republican · NE · Senator
Votes with party: 75.1% (835 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (1)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

2026-06-17

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Plain-English Summary

The Department of Veterans Affairs would be allowed to permanently accept donations of buildings, land, and construction services from individuals and organizations to help improve VA facilities, rather than having this ability expire as it currently does under a temporary pilot program. This would let the VA accept both physical donations and money specifically earmarked for maintenance projects and minor construction work without having to go through lengthy approval processes each time. Veterans and VA facilities would benefit from these donated resources, which could help expand or improve healthcare and services without requiring Congress to appropriate additional taxpayer funds.

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