Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety and Construction Authorization Act
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Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety and Constructions Authorization Act (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out the following major medical facility projects (each with specified maximum authorized funds): seismic corrections to buildings, including retrofitting and replacement of high-risk buildings, in San Francisco, California; seismic corrections to facilities, including facilities to support homeless veterans, at the medical center in West Los Angeles, California; seismic corrections to the mental health and community living center in Long Beach, California; construction of an outpatient clinic, administrative space, cemetery, and columbarium in Alameda, California; realignment of medical facilities in Livermore, California; construction of a replacement community living center in Perry Point, Maryland; and seismic corrections and other renovations to several buildings and construction of a specialty care building in American Lake, Washington. The bill authorizes appropriations for such projects for FY2016 or the year in which funds are appropriated for the Construction, Major Projects, account. Only specified funds may be used to carry out such projects. (Sec. 3) The VA shall submit the following information for each project: a line item accounting of construction management expenditures, future amounts budgeted for construction management, a justification for expenditures and future amounts, and any agreement entered into by the VA regarding the Army Corps of Engineers providing project services.
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2016 · fourth_quarter · Veterans
Veterans Health Care S.2422/HR4590; funding authorization to construct new VA clinic; FY17 MilCon - VA Appropriations bill
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4006-4007)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4006-4007)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4590.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4006-4008)
Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 421.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-545.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
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Government targets: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · fourth_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Issues related to VA leases and congressional authorization H.R. 4590 - Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety, Construction, and Leases Authorization Act H.R. 5286 - VA Construction and Lease Authorization, Health, and Benefits Enhancement Act S. 2943 - National Defense Authorization Act S. 3367 - Providing Veterans Overdue Care Act of 2016
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · third_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Issues related to VA leases and congressional authorization H.R. 4590 - Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety, Construction, and Leases Authorization Act H.R. 5286 - VA Construction and Lease Authorization, Health, and Benefits Enhancement Act S. 2943 - National Defense Authorization Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · third_quarter · Veterans
Veterans Health Care S.2422/HR4590; funding authorization to construct new VA clinic; FY17 MilCon - VA Appropriations bill
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · second_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
Issues related to VA leases and congressional authorization H.R. 4590 - Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety, Construction, and Leases Authorization Act H.R. 5286 - VA Construction and Lease Authorization, Health, and Benefits Enhancement Act S. 2943 - National Defense Authorization Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · second_quarter · Veterans
Veterans Health Care S.2422/HR4590; funding authorization to construct new VA clinic; FY17 MilCon - VA Appropriations bill
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · first_quarter · Budget/Appropriations
H.R. 4590 - Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety, Construction, and Leases Authorization Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
2016 · first_quarter · Veterans
Veterans Health Care; funding authorization to construct new VA clinic; FY16 MilCon - VA Appropriations bill; S.2422/HR4590
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| House |
| Referred to |
| February 23, 2016 |
| February 23, 2016 |
| HR 6220 |
114th |
| Related bill |
| HR 5548 | 114th | Related bill |
| HR 5286 | 114th | Related bill |