Congressman Bishop Supports Bipartisan Bill to Fund National Defense, Invest in Military Families & Veterans

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02), a senior member of the U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, supported the passage of H.R. 8469, the Fiscal Year 2027 funding bill for Military Construction and Veterans Affairs. He supported the bill during its consideration by the subcommittee and full committee earlier this year.

“Today’s funding bill is a crucial investment in the people and facilities that are vital to our national defense. Quality of life is fundamental to our military readiness. I was glad to work together with Democrats and Republicans to make this investment in our military families and veterans who earn our support through their service and sacrifice,” said Congressman Bishop.

Highlights of the Fiscal Year 2027 Military Construction & Veterans Affairs funding bill include:

• $665 million in additional funding for child development centers, barracks, demolition, installation resilience, and other unfunded requirements which directly touches quality of life and readiness.
• Veterans medical care is funded at $121 billion, which is $6.5 billion above what was enacted for Fiscal Year 2026. Also included are increases for women veterans’ care, suicide prevention and treatment, substance use disorder programs, and rural health.
• $53.7 billion in advance funding for the Fiscal Year 2028 Toxic Exposures Fund.
• Congressional control and transparency provisions to improve VA efficiency and accountability.
• Continued push for and funding Electronic Health Record Modernization, but with quarterly reporting requirements to ensure better progress towards demonstrated implementation and patient-safety performance. 

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