# 118-s-30: Fiscal Year 2023 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act

118-s-30, Fiscal Year 2023 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act, is a 118th 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: 118-s-30
- Congress: 118
- Title: Fiscal Year 2023 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2023-01-24
- 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

**Funds $3.7 billion to build and upgrade VA hospitals and clinics.** It authorizes specific major medical facility projects across seven sites to expand care, fix seismic risks, and realign campuses for better service delivery. - Veterans and families: Adds or replaces major care sites to expand access and specialty services in places like Louisville ($1.0 billion) and El Paso ($700 million). - Department operations and safety: Pays for seismic retrofits and specialty care upgrades at Fort Harrison ($88.6 million) and Portland ($523 million) so facilities meet safety and care needs. - Local communities and campuses: Supports a new community-based outpatient clinic and a national cemetery in Alameda ($395 million) and campus realignment and closure work in Livermore ($490 million), affecting local construction and land use. *This law authorizes up to $3.7 billion in appropriations for VA Construction, Major Projects, increasing federal spending.*

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS), 2023-01-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More VA medical facilities for veterans: benefit, high. The law funds major VA medical construction. It authorizes $3.716 billion for FY2023 for the listed projects. VA can carry out these projects, each with a set cost cap. Louisville: new medical facility ($1.013 billion). El Paso: new health care center ($700 million). Portland: seismic retrofit, ren…

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- 118-s-2513: Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2024
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- 118-s-4243: Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [118-s-30 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/30)

## Related
- [118-s-141: Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvemen…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-s-141)
- [118-s-870: An act to authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration an…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-s-870)
- [118-s-2795: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and modify certain auth…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-s-2795)
- [118-s-2513: Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2024](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-s-2513)
- [118-s-777: Veterans' COLA Act of 2023](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-s-777)
- [118-s-4243: Shirley Chisholm Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-s-4243)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-s-30 (as of 2026-01-05).