H.R. 7500 – Fiscal Year 2022 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act

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The Fiscal Year 2022 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act lets the VA Secretary fund a series of large medical‑facility projects for FY 2022. It authorizes construction, renovation, or seismic upgrades at twelve sites across the United States, with a total ceiling of about $3.4 billion. The projects are intended to improve health‑care services for veterans who use those facilities.

Key Provisions

Restoration and consolidation of the Gulfport Hospital in Biloxi, Mississippi – up to $341.5 million.
Construction of a community living center and renovation of domiciliary and outpatient facilities in Canandaigua, New York – up to $443.9 million.
Construction of a spinal cord injury center in Dallas, Texas – up to $292.239 million.
Construction of a new health‑care center in El Paso, Texas – up to $150 million.
Seismic corrections to the mental health and community living center in Long Beach, California – up to $387.3 million.
Construction of a new medical facility in Louisville, Kentucky – up to $953 million.
Construction of a new surgical intensive care unit and renovated operating rooms in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma – up to $47.564 million.
Seismic retrofit and renovation of buildings 100 and 101 in Portland, Oregon – up to $20 million.
Construction of a spinal cord injury building with a community living center and parking garage in San Diego, California – up to $262.1 million.
Construction of a new research facility in San Francisco, California – up to $254.88 million.
Replacement of a bed tower and expansion of a clinical building in St. Louis, Missouri – up to $135.34 million.
Construction of a new critical care center in West Los Angeles, California – up to $115.79 million.

Legislative Activity

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Became Public Law No: 117-190.

October 10, 2022

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

April 14, 2022

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs Committee

April 14, 2022

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health Subcommittee

May 10, 2022

HouseFloor

Mr. Trone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

May 16, 2022 • 3:44 PM

HouseFloor

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4996-4997)

May 16, 2022 • 3:45 PM

HouseFloor

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7500.

May 16, 2022 • 3:45 PM

HouseFloor

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

May 16, 2022 • 3:50 PM

HouseFloor

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5081-5082)

May 17, 2022 • 7:44 PM

HouseFloor

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 402 - 2 (Roll no. 201).

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May 17, 2022 • 7:54 PM

HouseFloor

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 402 - 2 (Roll no. 201). (text: 05/16/2022 CR H4996)

View vote Passed

May 17, 2022 • 7:54 PM

HouseFloor

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

May 17, 2022 • 7:54 PM

SenateIntro Referral

Received in the Senate, read twice.

May 18, 2022

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Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S4625)

September 14, 2022

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Message on Senate action sent to the House.

September 15, 2022

President

Presented to President.

October 4, 2022

Became Law

Signed by President.

October 10, 2022

Became Law

Became Public Law No: 117-190.

October 10, 2022

Voting History

1 vote recorded • Roll call available

HOUSE

Roll Call Available

May 17, 2022 at 7:50 PM

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Majority required: 2/3 (66.7%)

Passed

402 - 2

Floor Debate

5 members

What members said about H.R. 7500 on the floor

2 Republicans3 Democrats

Rep. David J. TroneD-MD-6 · May 16, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 7500) to authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2022, and for other…

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 7500) to authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2022, and for other purposes.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to insert extraneous material on H.R. 7500.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 7500, the Fiscal Year 2022 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act.

I thank my colleague from Texas (Mr. Allred) for his work on this bill. I also thank the chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, Senator Tester, for introducing the Senate companion to this important legislation.

Each year, the Department of Veterans Affairs submits an annual budget request to Congress, and it is our job to authorize and appropriate the funding the VA needs to care for America's veterans and their families.

Within that larger funding request is the VA's request for funds to replace and modernize its medical facilities. This year's major construction requests total just over $3.4 billion. It will build a much-needed spinal cord injury center in Dallas, Texas; erect a new surgical intensive care unit and renovate operating rooms in Oklahoma City; construct a new critical care center in West Los Angeles; and allow for the seismic retrofit and renovation of buildings in Portland, Oregon, among other things.

Mr. Speaker, this Congress, the committee has highlighted VA's aging infrastructure. During our oversight efforts, the committee has learned that in order to fully recapitalize the Department's portfolio, the VA would need roughly $90 billion.

Delivering 21st century healthcare in buildings that were built during the latter half of the 19th century is far from ideal and certainly not what our veterans deserve.

Given the severity of underfunding as it relates to the VA's capital assets, we cannot afford to wait until the AIR Commission provides recommendations to Congress and the White House, as my colleagues across the aisle would advocate for. Life-safety and seismic issues across the portfolio must be recognized now. Regular maintenance should not be delayed because of budgetary concerns, nor should we delay retrofitting facilities to meet the VA's fastest-growing population, women veterans, or delay addressing the lessons learned from this Nation's first pandemic in more than 100 years.

If we are going to build back veterans' trust in the VA, we have to start making serious investments in the outdated infrastructure meant to serve them, and nearly three-fourths of Americans agree.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support and pass this legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I ask all of my colleagues to join me in passing H.R. 7500. I yield back the balance of my time.

Rep. Mike BostR-IL-12 · May 16, 2022

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 7500, the bill that would authorize VA major medical facility construction projects in Mississippi, New…

Sen. Tina SmithD-MN · Sep 14, 2022

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 7500, which was received from the House and is at the desk. Mr. President, I ask for a third…

Rep. Carolyn BourdeauxD-GA-7 · May 18, 2022

Madam Speaker, my vote via voting card was not recorded for the House vote on H.R. 7500, Roll Call Number 201. Had I been present, I would have voted YEA on Roll Call No. 201.

Rep. Dan BishopR-NC-9 · May 16, 2022

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

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One Hundred Seventeenth Congress of the United States of America

At the Second Session

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-two

H. R. 7500

AN ACT

To authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2022, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Fiscal Year 2022 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act.

2.

Authorization of major medical facility projects of Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2022

(a)

In general

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the following major medical facility projects in fiscal year 2022 at the locations specified and in an amount for each project not to exceed the amount specified for such location:

(1)

Restoration and consolidation of the Gulfport Hospital in Biloxi, Mississippi, in an amount not to exceed $341,500,000.

(2)

Construction of a community living center and renovation of domiciliary and outpatient facilities in Canandaigua, New York, in an amount not to exceed $443,900,000.

(3)

Construction of a spinal cord injury center in Dallas, Texas, in an amount not to exceed $292,239,000.

(4)

Construction of a new health care center in El Paso, Texas, in an amount not to exceed $150,000,000.

(5)

Seismic corrections to the mental health and community living center in Long Beach, California, in an amount not to exceed $387,300,000.

(6)

Construction of a new medical facility in Louisville, Kentucky, in an amount not to exceed $953,000,000.

(7)

Construction of a new surgical intensive care unit and renovated operating rooms in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in an amount not to exceed $47,564,000.

(8)

Seismic retrofit and renovation of buildings 100 and 101 in Portland, Oregon, in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000.

(9)

Construction of a spinal cord injury building with a community living center, including a parking garage, in San Diego, California, in an amount not to exceed $262,100,000.

(10)

Construction of a new research facility in San Francisco, California, in an amount not to exceed $254,880,000.

(11)

Replacement bed tower and clinical building expansion in St. Louis, Missouri, in an amount not to exceed $135,340,000.

(12)

Construction of a new critical care center in West Los Angeles, California, in an amount not to exceed $115,790,000.

(b)

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2022 or the year in which funds are appropriated for the Construction, Major Projects account, $3,403,613,000 for the projects authorized in subsection (a).

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.