Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Authorization Act of 2006
Latest action · Sep 14, 2006 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 17, 2006
- Passed HouseSep 13, 2006
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Authorization Act of 2006 - (Sec. 2) Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a major medical facility project (project) for restoration of the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Biloxi, Mississippi.
(Sec. 3) Authorizes the Secretary to enter into an agreement with: (1) Louisiana State University to design, construct, and operate a joint-use medical facility in or near New Orleans, Louisiana, to replace the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in New Orleans damaged by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005; and (2) the Medical University of South Carolina to design, construct, and operate a joint-use medical facility in Charleston, South Carolina, to replace the Ralph H. Johnson Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Charleston.
(Sec. 5) Authorizes the Secretary to enter into an agreement to purchase a site for the replacement of the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Denver, Colorado. Requires a report from the Secretary to the congressional veterans' committees on options available for the replacement facility.
(Sec. 6) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out specified projects in connection with the Capital Asset Realignment Initiative (Initiative) in Alaska, California, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas.
(Sec. 7) Authorizes the Secretary to carry out specified major medical facility leases in: (1) FY2006 in Indiana, Maryland, and Texas; and (2) FY2007 in Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, Ohio, and Texas.
(Sec. 8) Authorizes appropriations for: (1) FY2006 projects; (2) projects under the Initiative; and (3) major medical facility leases.
(Sec. 9) Expresses the sense of Congress recognizing the need for veterans' medical facility improvements in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Requires a report from the Secretary to the veterans' committees on options available for replacing the current Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in San Juan.
(Sec. 10) Authorizes the Secretary to convey to the city of Fort Thomas, Kentucky, a portion of Tower Park in Fort Thomas.
(Sec. 11) Establishes in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) the position of Director, Construction and Facilities Management, with responsibility for: (1) construction and facilities management across the VA; and (2) all VA major and minor construction projects.
(Sec. 12) Directs the Secretary to submit to the veterans' committees: (1) a business plan for enhanced access to outpatient care for primary, mental health, and specialty care in the areas of Lewiston-Auburn, Houlton, and Dover-Foxcroft in Maine and Whiteside County, Illinois; and (2) a report identifying and outlining options available for the placement of a VA medical center in Okaloosa County, Florida.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 17, 2006 to Jul 26, 2006, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Original | Jul 17, 2006 |
| R-PR | Luis G. Fortuno | Jul 19, 2006 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Jul 26, 2006 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2006Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Sep 13, 2006Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6453-6459)
- Sep 13, 2006DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5815.
- Sep 13, 2006Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 13, 2006Mr. Buyer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3421 | Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006 | Related bill | Dec 22, 2006 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Access to health care
- Air force
- Alaska
- Ambulatory care
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Authorization
- Blind
- Building construction
- California
- Capital investments
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Clinics
- Colleges
- Colorado
- Commerce
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Construction costs
- Cost accounting
- Cost effectiveness
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Electric power distribution
- Emergency Management
- Energy
- Executive reorganization
- Federal officials
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Florida
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Higher education
- Housing and Community Development
- Hurricane aftermath legislation
- Hurricanes
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Land transfers
- Leases
- Long-term care
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Mental health services
- Michigan
- Military bases
- Mississippi
- Nevada
- New York State
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Parking facilities
- Patients' rights
- Pennsylvania
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Public-private partnerships
- Puerto Rico
- Right of privacy
- Rural health
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Seismology
- South Carolina
- Spinal cord injuries
- Surgery
- Telemedicine
- Texas
- Transportation and Public Works
- Veterans' hospitals
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 8, 2006Reported in House
- Jul 17, 2006Introduced in House
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