Extension of Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2024
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Latest Action · September 20, 2024
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
This bill extends various expiring programs and authorities at the Department of Veterans Affairs through fiscal year 2025 and beyond. The legislation covers four main areas: healthcare services such as copayments for hospital and nursing home care, rural health access, and complementary therapy programs; memorial affairs including headstones and grave markers for veterans and their families; homeless veteran assistance programs including housing grants and mental health treatment; and miscellaneous VA operations like transportation services and international office staffing. The bill also increases funding for the Paralympic and Olympic sports training program for disabled veterans from $2 million to $2.5 million annually for fiscal years 2024 through 2027. No specific total funding amount is appropriated in the bill itself, as the extensions largely continue existing authority rather than creating new programs.
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