Congress 114 - HR 3113 - Empowering Our Veterans Act of 2015

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Alternative and renewable resources Appropriations Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Electric power generation and transmission Executive agency funding and structure Government buildings, facilities, and property Health facilities and institutions Health programs administration and funding Veterans' medical care

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Empowering Our Veterans Act of 2015

Prohibits the appropriation of funds, or the obligation or expenditure of funds by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), for any VA alternative energy generation project unless the funds for such project have been specifically authorized by law.

Directs the VA to transfer all unobligated funds that were appropriated to it before this Act's enactment for an alternative energy generation project to the VA's account funding veterans' medical care.

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Aug 5, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 16, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 16, 2015

Introduced in House

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