US Congress House Bill 4590 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on June 22 2016 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-06-22 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety and Construction Authorization Act (Sec. 2) This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to carry out the following major medical facility projects (each with specified maximum authorized funds): seismic corrections to buildings, including retrofitting and replacement of high-risk buildings, in San Francisco, California; seismic corrections to facilities, including facilities to support homeless veterans, at the medical center in West Los Angeles, California; seismic corrections to the mental health and community living center in Long Beach, California; construction of an outpatient clinic, administrative space, cemetery, and columbarium in Alameda, California; realignment of medical facilities in Livermore, California; construction of a replacement community living center in Perry Point, Maryland; and seismic corrections and other renovations to several buildings and construction of a specialty care building in American Lake, Washington. The bill authorizes appropriations for such projects for FY2016 or the year in which funds are appropriated for the Construction, Major Projects, account. Only specified funds may be used to carry out such projects. (Sec. 3) The VA shall submit the following information for each project: a line item accounting of construction management expenditures, future amounts budgeted for construction management, a justification for expenditures and future amounts, and any agreement entered into by the VA regarding the Army Corps of Engineers providing project services.

Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Veterans Affairs Seismic Safety and Construction Authorization Act

Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-06-22	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2016-06-21	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-06-21	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4006-4007)
2016-06-21	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4590.
2016-06-21	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4006-4008)
2016-06-21	House	Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2016-05-10	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 421.
2016-05-10	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-545.
2016-02-25	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2016-02-25	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-02-25	House	Subcommittee on Health Discharged.
2016-02-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2016-02-23	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2016-02-23	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4590/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4590/BILLS-114hr4590ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4590/BILLS-114hr4590rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4590/BILLS-114hr4590eh.pdf