3.0.0 593 2023-01-11T13:28:59Z 2023-01-11T13:28:59Z House HR 2015-01-28 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 14 (Wednesday, January 28, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. COFFMAN:H.R. 593.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clauses 12, 14 and 18 of theConstitution of the United States; the authority raise andsupport an army, to make rules for the government andregulation of the land and naval forces and to make all lawswhich shall be necessary and proper for carrying intoexecution the foregoing powers.The purpose of the bill is to provide assistance to the VAfor their construction activities so that the veteranpopulation has access to healthcare facilities. In order forthe U.S. Government to support and regulate our land andnaval forces for future engagements, it is necessary andproper for the Congress to legislate the construction offacilities so the current and future veteran population isprovided adequate healthcare.[Page H663]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Hearings by 2015-03-19T17:49:51Z Referred to 2015-02-13T16:42:10Z Referred to 2015-01-28T14:05:40Z Aurora Veterans Affairs Hospital Financing and Construction Reform Act of 2015 114 285 S 2015-01-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS Department of Veterans Affairs Construction, Accountability, and Reform Act 114 997 S 2015-04-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS VA Construction, Accountability, and Reform Act 114 1681 HR 2015-04-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Related bill CRS 2015-03-19 hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2015-02-13 hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Committee 2015-01-28 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2015-01-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-01-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress C001077 Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] Mike Coffman R CO 6 N P000593 Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] Ed Perlmutter D CO 7 2015-01-28 True L000564 Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] Doug Lamborn R CO 5 2015-01-28 True P000598 Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] Jared Polis D CO 2 2015-01-28 True T000470 Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3] Scott Tipton R CO R. 3 2015-01-28 True D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2015-01-28 True B001297 Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] Ken Buck R CO 4 2015-01-28 True Armed Forces and National Security Colorado Department of Veterans Affairs Health facilities and institutions Public contracts and procurement Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-01-28 Introduced in House 2015-02-19T20:37:13Z Aurora VA Hospital Financing and Construction Reform Act of 2015

Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out the Aurora medical facility project to replace the VA Medical Center in Denver, Colorado.

Requires VA to enter into an agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers giving the Corps the authority to perform the project, design, contract, and construction management necessary to complete such project.

]]> Aurora VA Hospital Financing and Construction Reform Act of 2015 Display Title Aurora VA Hospital Financing and Construction Reform Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To extend the authorization for the construction of the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado, and to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers to manage such construction. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Aurora VA Hospital Financing and Construction Reform Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr593ih/xml/BILLS-114hr593ih.xml 2015-03-19 Subcommittee Hearings Held. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.