The record

LegislationLegislation· Jun 2026
S 2393 Signed into law

Sponsored by Jerry Moran (R)

Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act

Authorizes $1.76 billion for a new VA medical facility in St. Louis, Missouri.

Tradeoff

Funds a major Veterans Affairs construction project in St. Louis with a new bed tower, clinical expansion, and administrative buildings. The amount authorized does not require offsetting cuts elsewhere.

What's in it

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Authorizes $1.8 billion in spending for 2026, with estimated outlays of $1.5 billion over 2026-2030 and $1.7 billion over 2026-2035.

This bill authorizes federal for construction and infrastructure improvements at a VA hospital facility in St. Louis, with the actual spending spread over multiple years as the construction project progresses.

S. 2393, Fiscal Year 2026 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act · Sep 2025

The Senate passed this by on December 17, 2025. The House passed it 405-5 on May 20, 2026, and it was signed into law.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Jul 23, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs(Jul 23, 2025)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Veterans' Affairs voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Jul 30, 2025)

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 17, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Dec 18, 2025)

  6. House

    On Motion to and Pass

    Passed(Roll #180 · May 20, 2026)

    405 yeanay 5

  7. House

    Sent to the President

    (Jun 2, 2026)

  8. White House · Signature

    Signed

    Donald Trump (R)

  9. Enacted

    Became law(Jun 9, 2026)

Final passage· May 20, 2026· 119th Congress · 2025–2027