S. 30 · 118th Congress

Fiscal Year 2023 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act

Introduced on Jan 24, 2023 by Jon Tester (D-MT). One cosponsor. Became Public Law 118-8.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-8
Introduced
Jan 24, 2023
Cosponsors
1
1 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

A bill to authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Building construction
  • California
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Government buildings, facilities, and property
  • Health facilities and institutions
  • Home and outpatient care
  • Kentucky
  • Montana
  • Nevada
  • Oregon
  • Texas

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Jon TesterD-MTSponsor

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jan 24, 2023Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 24, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  3. Feb 16, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  4. Mar 7, 2023Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  5. Mar 7, 2023 · SenateCommittee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  6. Mar 7, 2023 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 24.
  7. Mar 21, 2023Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S874-875; text: CR S875)
  8. Mar 21, 2023 · SenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S874-875; text: CR S875)
  9. Mar 22, 2023 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  10. Mar 22, 2023 · HouseReceived in the House.
  11. Mar 22, 2023 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  12. Jun 20, 2023 · HouseMr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  13. Jun 20, 2023 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2975-2976)
  14. Jun 20, 2023 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 30.
  15. Jun 20, 2023Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2975)
  16. Jun 20, 2023 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2975)
  17. Jun 20, 2023 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Jul 10, 2023Presented to President.
  19. Jul 10, 2023 · HousePresented to President.
  20. Jul 18, 2023Signed by President.
  21. Jul 18, 2023Signed by President.
  22. Jul 18, 2023Became Public Law No: 118-8.
  23. Jul 18, 2023Became Public Law No: 118-8.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA6 reports
    $475.2K reported (all issues)
  2. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS5 reports
    $749.7K reported (all issues)
  3. The American Legion2 reports
    $380K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.