CHIP IN for Veterans Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
Passed House
Summary
Broadens VA donation authority. This bill would let the Department of Veterans Affairs accept not just real property and improvements but also minor construction and nonrecurring maintenance projects as donations. It would also extend the pilot program's deadline to December 16, 2031 and reaffirm the aim to make the program permanent.
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- Veterans: More facility upgrades and repairs could be delivered through donations of property, improvements, or project work, improving upkeep and minor construction directly for VA sites.
- Donors: Individuals and organizations gain more ways to give, including funding or performing minor construction and one-time maintenance projects instead of only handing over land or buildings.
- VA operations: The pilot's rules are rewritten to treat certain projects as donations and the program's expiration is moved to December 16, 2031, extending the window for these contributions.
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More donated upgrades for VA facilities
If enacted, the VA would accept more kinds of donations for its clinics and hospitals. Donations could include minor construction or one-time maintenance projects, not just buildings or land. The pilot program would be extended to December 16, 2031. Businesses, nonprofits, and others could contribute these projects. Changes would take effect on enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/21/2025
Wittman
VA • R
Sponsored 3/3/2025
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
CA • R
Sponsored 3/14/2025
Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
NV • D
Sponsored 3/31/2025
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 4/7/2025
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 5/8/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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