[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1424 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1424

   To rescind an amount appropriated to the United States Agency for 
International Development and appropriate such amount to the Department 
 of Veterans Affairs for the construction of State homes for veterans.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 10, 2025

Mr. Tuberville (for himself and Mr. Lee) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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                                 A BILL


 
   To rescind an amount appropriated to the United States Agency for 
International Development and appropriate such amount to the Department 
 of Veterans Affairs for the construction of State homes for veterans.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans First Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. FUNDING FOR GRANTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF STATE HOMES FOR 
              VETERANS.

    (a) Rescission.--From the unobligated balance of amounts made 
available to the United States Agency for International Development, 
$2,000,000,000 is hereby permanently rescinded.
    (b) Appropriation.--There is appropriated to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs $2,000,000,000 for grants to assist States to acquire 
or construct State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to 
remodel, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, and 
domiciliary facilities in State homes for purposes of furnishing care 
to veterans, as authorized by sections 8131 through 8138 of title 38, 
United States Code, to remain available until expended.
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