Veterans First Act of 2025
Veterans First Act of 2025
Plain Language Summary
# Veterans First Act of 2025 - Summary **What It Would Do** This bill would redirect $2 billion in federal funding from international aid programs to veterans' care. Specifically, it would take $2 billion in unspent funds from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and reallocate that money to the Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA would use these funds to help states build new nursing homes and facilities for veterans, as well as upgrade and improve existing veteran care facilities. **Who It Affects** The bill primarily affects veterans who need long-term care services like nursing home or domiciliary (residential care) facilities.
It also impacts state governments that operate veteran homes, as they would receive federal grants to support construction and renovation projects. Indirectly, it affects international aid programs, which would lose the $2 billion in available funding. **Current Status** The bill was introduced in the 119th Congress by Representative David Taylor (R-Ohio) and is currently in committee, meaning it has not yet been debated or voted on by the full House of Representatives. No vote date has been scheduled.
CRS Official Summary
Veterans First Act of 2025This bill rescinds $2 billion of the unobligated funds that were provided to the U.S. Agency for International Development. It also provides $2 billion in appropriations to the Department of Veterans Affairs for grants to assist states to acquire or construct state nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary facilities in state homes for furnishing care to veterans,
Latest Action
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.