# 117-s-1910: Major Medical Facility Authorization Act of 2021

117-s-1910, Major Medical Facility Authorization Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] (D-MT); status became_law; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-01-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-s-1910
- Congress: 117
- Title: Major Medical Facility Authorization Act of 2021
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2021-05-27
- Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] (D-MT)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-01-05

## Summary

**Authorizes construction and major upgrades at seven Veterans Affairs medical sites** to expand care capacity and fix aging and seismically vulnerable facilities. - Veterans and families: Veterans gain new and upgraded care spaces for specialty treatment and long-term services, improving local access to outpatient care and spinal cord injury care. - Local facilities and operations: Projects cover new buildings, renovations, seismic corrections, a parking garage, and a campus realignment at sites including Alameda, Dallas, San Diego, Long Beach, Livermore, Canandaigua, and American Lake. - Administration and limits: The law sets per-project cost ceilings and allows the VA Secretary to carry out each project in fiscal year 2021 within those ceilings. *Authorizes up to $2.1 billion in appropriations to the VA Construction, Major Projects account for these seven projects, increasing federal construction spending by that amount.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS), 2021-05-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2021-07-27T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 413 | 7 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Authorizes VA hospital and clinic projects: benefit, high. The law authorizes $2.08 billion for VA major construction. The money is for fiscal year 2021 or the year funds are provided. Projects and caps: Alameda, CA—outpatient clinic and national cemetery, up to $266.2 million; American Lake, WA—specialty care building, up to $110.6 million; Canandaigua, N…

## Related bills

- 117-s-3373: Honoring our PACT Act of 2022
- 117-s-4458: Ensuring the Best Schools for Veterans Act of 2022
- 117-s-1095: Colonel John M. McHugh Tuition Fairness for Survivors Act of 2021
- 117-s-1511: Protecting America’s First Responders Act of 2021
- 117-s-5181: American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans Mental Health Act
- 117-sres-845: A resolution recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and celebrating the heritages and cultures of Native Americans and the contributions of Native…

## Sources
- [117-s-1910 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1910)

## Related
- [117-s-3373: Honoring our PACT Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-s-3373)
- [117-s-4458: Ensuring the Best Schools for Veterans Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-s-4458)
- [117-s-1095: Colonel John M. McHugh Tuition Fairness for Survivors Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-s-1095)
- [117-s-1511: Protecting America’s First Responders Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-s-1511)
- [117-s-5181: American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans Mental Health Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-s-5181)
- [117-sres-845: A resolution recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and celebratin…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-sres-845)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-s-1910 (as of 2026-01-05).