# 119-hr-4794: To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a lease for a Vet Center in Mankato, Minnesota.

119-hr-4794, To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a lease for a Vet Center in Mankato, Minnesota., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4794
- Congress: 119
- Title: To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a lease for a Vet Center in Mankato, Minnesota.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-07-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

This bill would authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a **lease for a Vet Center in Mankato, Minnesota**. The authorization applies only to that site and only if Congress provides the needed appropriations. - Allows the VA to establish a local Vet Center (as defined in 38 U.S.C. 1712A) in Mankato, giving area veterans potential local access to Vet Center services. - Permits the VA to obligate or expend up to $1,400,000 during fiscal years 2025–2026 to enter into the lease, but only to the extent appropriations are made available. - Confines the change to the specified location and years and does not authorize any other VA leasing or construction actions. *It would allow the VA to obligate or expend up to $1,400,000 during fiscal years 2025 and 2026 for this lease, subject to available appropriations.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- VA lease for Mankato Vet Center: benefit, low. The Department of Veterans Affairs may sign a lease for a Vet Center in Mankato, Minnesota. The VA can obligate or spend up to $1,400,000 total. That spending can occur only in fiscal years 2025 and 2026. This authority only applies if Congress provides the money; the bill does not itself appropria…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4794 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4794)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4794 (as of 2026-04-21).