3.0.0 94 2023-01-11T13:34:12Z 2023-01-11T13:34:12Z House HR 2017-01-03 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 1 (Tuesday, January 3, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. BROWNLEY of California:H.R. 94.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section VIII of the U.S. Constitution[Page H49]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-01-19T20:15:29Z Referred to 2017-01-03T17:26:25Z 2017-01-19 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-01-03 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-01-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001285 Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] Julia Brownley D CA 26 N T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2017-01-03 True K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2017-01-03 True Armed Forces and National Security Appropriations Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Government buildings, facilities, and property Health facilities and institutions Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-01-03 Introduced in House 2017-01-12T19:00:20Z Build a Better VA Act

This bill prohibits funds from being appropriated for any fiscal year for a major medical facility lease unless the House and Senate Veterans Committees adopt resolutions approving the lease.

]]> Build a Better VA Act Display Title Build a Better VA Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to require congressional approval before the appropriation of funds for the Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility leases. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Build a Better VA Act Introduced in House 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr94ih/xml/BILLS-115hr94ih.xml 2017-01-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. 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.