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To rescind an amount appropriated to the United States Agency for International Development and appropriate such amount to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the construction of State homes for veterans.
Summary
This bill would rescind $2 billion in unobligated funds from the United States Agency for International Development and appropriate that amount to the Department of Veterans Affairs. The Veterans Affairs funding would be used for grants to assist states in acquiring, constructing, or renovating nursing homes, domiciliary facilities, and hospitals in state veteran homes. The funds would remain available until spent and would be distributed according to existing federal law governing state veteran home construction grants.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Tommy Tuberville’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $68,223
- BEASLEY ALLEN $19,800
- RADIANCE TECHNOLOGIES $13,782
- BEASLEY ALLEN LAW FIRM $13,200
- LEWIS M. CARTER MANUFACTURING COMPANY $12,100
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Tommy Tuberville → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Apr 10, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. · senate
- Apr 10, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 10, 2025
Mr. Tuberville (for himself and Mr. Lee) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations
A BILL
To rescind an amount appropriated to the United States Agency for International Development and appropriate such amount to the Department of Veterans Affairs for the construction of State homes for veterans.
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 “Veterans First Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE HOMES FOR VETERANS.
(a) Rescission.—From the unobligated balance of amounts made available to the United States Agency for International Development, $2,000,000,000 is hereby permanently rescinded.
(b) Appropriation.—There is appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs $2,000,000,000 for grants to assist States to acquire or construct State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary facilities in State homes for purposes of furnishing care to veterans, as authorized by sections 8131 through 8138 of title 38, United States Code, to remain available until expended. <all>
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