# 119-s-2988: VITAL Act of 2025

119-s-2988, VITAL Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2988
- Congress: 119
- Title: VITAL Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-08
- Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Modernize VA infrastructure and centralize construction and acquisition functions.** This bill would expand VA authority to share health-care space, let the agency use commercial building codes, broaden enhanced-use lease payment options including noncash deals, and require long-range planning and new regional management for construction and acquisition.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-10-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-03-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- VA 10-year infrastructure plan: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Secretary would have one year to deliver a 10-year VA infrastructure and capital assets plan. The plan must cover land, operations and maintenance, major and minor construction, leasing, partnerships and donations, activation, disposal, lifecycle strategy, and funding needs. The pla…
- Expanded VA donation and projects: benefit, low. If enacted, VA would be allowed to accept donated minor construction and one-time maintenance projects as well as property. The deadline to accept donated facilities and improvements would move from December 16, 2026 to December 16, 2031. This could let local partners provide in-kind repairs or sma…
- Faster VA construction and pilots: benefit, low. If enacted, VA could use commercial building codes for selected projects and must run at least three pilot projects each year in fiscal years 2027–2031. VA could contract with private firms to provide whole construction project teams. VA could also fund feasibility studies on leasing medical facili…
- Pilot noncash VA leases and rules: mixed, medium. If enacted, VA would run a pilot of 1–3 enhanced-use leases that can accept noncash payment like property title, infrastructure, design, or construction. Any noncash facility must be substantially complete within 10 years. Partner organizations would generally take on maintenance and operations cos…
- Consolidate VA acquisition and construction: mixed, low. If enacted, the Secretary would reorganize VA acquisition, contracting, logistics, and construction into regional units under central leaders. The changes must occur within one year and would not require employees to move physically. VA must report in 90 days on workforce growth plans and in 390 da…
- Flexible space deals with spending limits: mixed, low. If enacted, VA would be able to acquire or share physical space and common services from affiliated hospitals or other entities without competitive bidding when appropriate. The Act would also bar VA from entering agreements that create obligations beyond funds Congress has approved. All agreements…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025
- 119-s-199: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for the taxation of certain residents of Taiwan with income from sources within the…
- 119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-2988 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2988)

## Related
- [119-s-4744: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4744)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-237: Honoring Our Fallen Heroes Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-237)
- [119-s-199: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special rules for…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-199)
- [119-s-4429: Connected Vehicle Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4429)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2988 (as of 2026-04-21).