HR 6599 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Leasing and Infrastructure Act of 2025

Introduced Dec 10, 2025 Originated House Sponsor Jason Smith R-MO

Latest action · May 20, 2026 Committee Hearings Held

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 10, 2025
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Veterans' Affairs Committee	Referred Dec 10, 2025Hearings Mar 18, 2026Hearings May 20, 2026

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 20, 2026Committee Hearings Held
Mar 18, 2026Committee Hearings Held
Dec 10, 2025Introduced in House
Dec 10, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, which states: the Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 208, December 10, 2025, page H5562.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
Serial No. 119-58	LEGISLATIVE HEARING192 pages	Veterans' Affairs Committee	May 20, 2026

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish an independent authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into leases for major medical facilities, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Leasing and Infrastructure Act of 2025

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Dec 10, 2025Introduced in House

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