S. 1424 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Apr 10, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryRedirects funding to state veterans nursing homes
This bill takes $2 billion that was set aside for the U.S. Agency for International Development and instead gives that money to the Department of Veterans Affairs. The VA would use these funds to help states build new nursing homes and domiciliary facilities (residential care centers for people who need assistance with daily living), and to upgrade existing hospital, nursing home, and care facilities in state homes that serve veterans.
How it affects you
If you're a veteran or have a veteran in your family, this could mean more or better nursing home and residential care options in your state. States would have federal funding to create new facilities or improve existing ones specifically for veterans who need long-term care.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Apr 10, 2025)
Veterans First Act of 2025
This 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,
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 1424
A BILL
Veterans First Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) · Introduced Apr 10, 2025 · Economics and Public Finance · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Apr 10, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.”