Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027…

Summary

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027 This bill provides FY2027 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, Departmental Administration, and the Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund. 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.

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Where it stands

Passed one of the two chambers; it still needs the other.

House Committee on Appropriations · U.S. House of Representatives

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Recorded votes

• Vote: On Passage

  U.S. HouseMay 15, 2026Result: Passed

  Voted yes (400)Voted no (15)Voted present (0)Absent (15)

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Related bills

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Full history

1. Jul 14, 2026

   Read the Second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 455.

   Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 455.

   U.S. Senate

2. Jul 13, 2026

   Read the First time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar Under Read the First Time.

   Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

   U.S. Senate

3. May 20, 2026

   Sent to the executive

   Received in the Senate.

   U.S. Senate

4. May 20, 2026

   Introduced

   Received in the Senate.

   U.S. House

5. May 15, 2026

   Passed a chamber

   Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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