Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety and Construction Authorization Act
Latest action · Feb 5, 2016 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedDec 18, 2015
- Passed SenateJan 20, 2016
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety and Construction 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 medical center in Louisville, Kentucky;
- 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.
A specified amount is authorized to be appropriated to the VA for such projects for FY2016 or the year in which funds are appropriated for the Construction, Major Projects, account.
Such projects may only be carried out using:
- funds appropriated for FY2016 pursuant to such authorization;
- funds available for Construction, Major Projects, for a fiscal year before, or a fiscal year after, FY2016 that remain available for obligation;
- funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, for FY2016 for a category of activity not specific to a project; and
- funds appropriated for Construction, Major Projects, for a fiscal year before, or a fiscal year after, FY2016 for a category of activity not specific to a project.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 18, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Dec 18, 2015 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Dec 18, 2015 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Dec 18, 2015Discharged Jan 20, 2016 |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 25, 2016 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 5, 2016 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 5, 2016Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 25, 2016Received in the House.
- Jan 25, 2016Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Jan 21, 2016Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jan 20, 2016Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S139)
- Jan 20, 2016Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S139)
- Jan 20, 2016Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S139)
- Dec 18, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Dec 18, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S8885)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S139Text printed S139 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Jan 20, 2016 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8885 | Dianne Feinstein D-CA | Dec 18, 2015 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4334 | Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety and Construction Authorization Act | Related bill | Jan 12, 2016 |
| HR 4590 | Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety and Construction Authorization Act | Related bill | Jun 22, 2016 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out certain major medical facility projects for which appropriations are being made for fiscal year 2016.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety and Construction Authorization Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety and Construction Authorization Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 25, 2016Referred in House
- Jan 20, 2016Engrossed in Senate
- Dec 18, 2015Introduced in Senate
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