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El Paso VA Medical Center Activation Readiness Act of 2026
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide to certain congressional committees a briefing on the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in El Paso, Texas, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to brief Congress within 180 days on the status of a new VA medical center under construction in El Paso, Texas. The briefing must address staffing plans and recruitment, workforce stability, medical equipment procurement timelines, specialty care services, local healthcare demand, potential transfers of veteran care from other facilities, and coordination with military medical facilities. The bill also requires the VA to identify and address any access or travel barriers for veterans from both rural and urban areas.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Veronica Escobar’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $13,980
- INVARIANT $10,100
- HUNT COMPANIES INC. $9,900
- TRI-STATE COSMETOLOGY INSTITUTE $9,100
- WESTSTAR BANK $8,850
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Veronica Escobar → · Outside spending →
Actions (3)
- May 7, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. · house
- Apr 20, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Apr 20, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 20, 2026
Ms. Escobar (for herself and Mr. Luttrell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide to certain congressional committees a briefing on the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in El Paso, Texas, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “El Paso VA Medical Center Activation Readiness Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. BRIEFING ON MEDICAL CENTER OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS IN EL PASO, TEXAS.
(a) In General.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide to the appropriate congressional committees a briefing on the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs under construction in El Paso, Texas, which shall include information on the following with respect to such center:
(1) Staffing requirements and recruitment plans, including with respect to both clinical and support staff.
(2) Workforce stability and hiring capacity, including any impacts of workforce restructuring, hiring limitations, or reductions in force on the ability of the Secretary to recruit, retain, and fully staff the medical center.
(3) The timeline for the procurement and installation of medical equipment.
(4) The specialty care services to be furnished to veterans.
(5) The demand for care in the area to be served.
(6) Any plans to transfer the care of veterans from other facilities or providers.
(7) Any plans to coordinate with medical facilities of the Department of Defense, including the William Beaumont Army Medical Center, to ensure continuity of care.
(8) Any access or travel issues for recipients of care from both rural and urban communities and plans to address such issues, including through coordination with transportation providers and municipalities and other government entities.
(b) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.—In this section, the term “appropriate congressional committees” means—
(1) the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives; and
(2) the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives. <all>
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