# 117-hr-7500: Fiscal Year 2022 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act

117-hr-7500, Fiscal Year 2022 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX); status became_law; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-01-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7500
- Congress: 117
- Title: Fiscal Year 2022 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2022-04-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-01-05

## Summary

**Authorizes construction and upgrades for 12 major VA medical facilities.** It sets project-by-project cost caps for each site and authorizes funds to pay for the work in fiscal year 2022. - Veterans and families: Expands or modernizes care space at 12 locations, including spinal cord injury centers in Dallas and San Diego and a new critical care center in West Los Angeles. These changes aim to increase specialized and inpatient capacity where listed. - VA facilities and services: Approves specific projects such as a new medical center in Louisville, a new research facility in San Francisco, seismic corrections in Long Beach, and renovation or replacement of beds and operating rooms. Each project is limited to the stated maximum cost, with the largest listed cap at $953 million for Louisville. - Local communities: Directs construction, renovation, and retrofit work across multiple states, creating major capital projects in cities from Biloxi to Portland. *This law authorizes up to $3.4 billion to be appropriated to the Department of Veterans Affairs for these Construction, Major Projects projects in fiscal year 2022.*

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2022-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2022-04-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-05-17T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 402 | 2 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Billions to build VA health facilities: benefit, high. The law provides $3.4 billion for VA major construction in FY 2022. VA may carry out 12 named projects, each with a cost cap. Biloxi, MS $341.5 million; Canandaigua, NY $443.9 million; Dallas, TX $292.239 million; El Paso, TX $150 million. Long Beach, CA $387.3 million; Louisville, KY $953 million;…

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 117-hr-3577: United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 117-hr-2748: Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021
- 117-hr-1297: Air America Act of 2021
- 117-hr-1282: Major Richard Star Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-7500 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7500)

## Related
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- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
- [117-hr-3577: United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3577)
- [117-hr-2748: Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2748)
- [117-hr-1297: Air America Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1297)
- [117-hr-1282: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1282)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7500 (as of 2026-01-05).