Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act

The project will expand clinical capacity and supporting infrastructure for veterans’ health care in the St. Louis area.

What the law does ​

• Authorizes construction of a new bed tower and expansion of a clinical building.
• Authorizes a consolidated administrative building and warehouse, utility plant, and parking garages.
• Caps the authorized project cost and funding at $1,762,668,000.
• Allows the project and its funding to proceed in fiscal year 2026 or when Congress funds major construction projects.

Who it affects ​

• Veterans receiving health care in the St. Louis area.
• Department of Veterans Affairs staff and facility users.

Breakdown ​

Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act ​

This law authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs to carry out a major medical facility project in St. Louis, Missouri. It permits up to $1.763 billion for new and expanded clinical, administrative, utility, warehouse, and parking facilities.

Key takeaways

• The project may be carried out in fiscal year 2026.
• The project includes a new bed tower and an expansion of a clinical building.
• The project also includes a consolidated administrative building and warehouse, a utility plant, and parking garages.
• The authorized project cost and funding are capped at $1,762,668,000.
• Congress may provide the funding in fiscal year 2026 or in the year when funds are appropriated for major construction projects.