H.R. 8580 explained · 118th Congress · Not enacted (118th Congress ended)
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025
Cosponsors: none · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-12
Introduced: 2024-05-28
Latest action (2024-09-12): Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 506.
What H.R. 8580 does, in plain terms
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2025 This bill provides FY2025 appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and related agencies. The bill provides appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military construction for the Army; the Navy and Marine Corps; the Air Force; Defense-wide agencies and activities; the Army and Air National Guard; and the Army, Navy, and Air Force Reserves. The bill also provides appropriations to DOD for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program; the Base Closure Account; Construction and Operation and Maintenance of Family Housing for the Army, the Navy and Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide agencies and activities; the Family Housing Improvement Fund; and the Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund. Within the VA budget, the bill provides appropriations for the Veterans Benefits Administration, the Veterans Health Administration, the National Cemetery Administration, and Departmental Administration. The bill provides appropriations for related agencies and programs, including the American Battle Monuments Commission, the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, Cemeterial Expenses of the Army, and the Armed Forces Retirement Home. The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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