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<item congress="114" measure-type="hr" measure-number="4129" measure-id="id114hr4129" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2015-11-30" update-date="2015-12-08">
<title>Jumpstart VA Construction Act</title>
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<action-date>2015-11-30</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Jumpstart VA Construction Act</strong></p> <p>This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to enter into partnership agreements with non-federal entities for the construction of major medical construction projects authorized by law. </p> <p>Each selected project shall be for construction of a new facility for which: (1) Congress has appropriated funds, (2) the design and development phase is complete, and (3) construction has not begun as of the date of enactment of this Act.</p>]]></summary-text>
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