Bipartisan legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate that would authorize $1.6 billion for the construction and expansion of two major Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities.
The Fiscal Year 2025 VA Major Medical Facility Authorization Act, introduced by Sens. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), would authorize VA to start construction on a new critical care center in West Los Angeles, California, and expand clinical space for mental health facilities in Dallas, Texas.
The bill would greenlight the construction of a new critical care center and central utility plant, demolition, and renovations to Building 500 in West Los Angeles in an amount not to exceed $1.46 billion. It would also allow for the expansion of clinical space for mental 14 health, expansion of parking facilities, and land acquisition in Dallas, in an amount not to exceed $106.4 million.