Summary: MilCon-VA Appropriations Bill Approved by Senate Appropriations Committee
The fiscal year 2018
In addition to the fiscal year 2018 funding, the bill also provides
Senator
"Our bill reflects the bipartisan tradition of this subcommittee and delivers strong funding that supports our veterans, service members and their families. The increased funding in this bill will help our veterans, ensuring in-house medical care is available for more veterans, funding additional research, increasing staffing to process veterans disability claims appeals, and increasing the amount of money available for State Extended Care Facilities. But we are operating in the shadow of unsustainable Budget Control Act caps, and the additional funding for
Senator
"I want to thank
"However, I want to make one thing very clear. We cannot finish the appropriations process without a budget deal in place. It won't happen. The current caps will not allow us to produce 12 responsible bills."
Supporting Mission-Critical and Quality-of-Life Infrastructure for Our Nation's Troops
The bill includes
Key areas of military construction projects funded in the bill include:
* Operational Facilities --
* Training Facilities --
* Maintenance and Production Facilities --
* Hospitals and
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* Energy Resilience and Conservation Initiatives --
* Base Closure and Realignment --
* NATO Security Investment Program (NSIP) --
The bill includes an additional
Supporting Our Nation's Veterans
For the
Strengthening VA Healthcare Services
To improve the ability of the
As helpful as this additional funding is, the
Addressing the Backlog of VA Disability Appeals
While the
Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities
The bill provides
Other VA Programs
The bill also includes increases for several high priority programs including:
* An additional
* An additional
* An additional
* An additional
* An additional
Related Agencies: Small Fiscal Footprint but Important National Service
The bill funds four small but key related agencies: The
The
The
The bill includes
Schatz Amendment
The amendment was the first of a series to be offered by the Appropriations Committee Democrats to demand parity in budget priorities and show what
The rejection of the amendment leaves a nearly
The amendment would have provided
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