Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act
This bill, the Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act, would authorize two major capital projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for FY2025 and provide a total funding cap of $1.567 billion for these projects through the Construction, Major Projects appropriation. Specifically, it allows the VA Secretary to proceed with: - A West Los Angeles, California project to construct a new critical care center and central utility plant, along with demolition and renovations to Building 500, with a project cap of $1,460,600,000. - A Dallas, Texas project to expand clinical space for mental health services, expand parking facilities, and acquire land, with a project cap of $106,400,000. The combined appropriations authorization equals $1,567,000,000 for FY2025 (or the year funds are appropriated). In short, the bill creates the funding authorization and project scope for two VA facility upgrades intended to boost critical care capacity, mental health services, and facility infrastructure.
Key Points
- 1Two major VA facility projects are authorized for FY2025: West Los Angeles (Building 500) and Dallas (mental health space, parking, land).
- 2West Los Angeles project scope and cap: construction of a new critical care center, a central utility plant, plus demolition and renovations to Building 500; cap not to exceed $1,460,600,000.
- 3Dallas project scope and cap: expansion of clinical space for mental health, expansion of parking facilities, and land acquisition; cap not to exceed $106,400,000.
- 4Total funding authorization for these projects: $1,567,000,000, for the Construction, Major Projects account, in FY2025 or the year funds are appropriated.
- 5Administrative status: Introduced in the Senate (S. 183) in January 2025 by Sen. Moran (with Sen. Blumenthal) and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs; authorizes funding but does not guarantee final appropriation beyond the stated caps.