Press Release: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies

Today, Democrats and Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee advanced the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies fiscal year 2027 spending bill.

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies advanced Republicans’ fiscal year 2027 spending bill.

House Appropriations Committee Republicans released the 2027 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, which will be considered in the subcommittee tomorrow.

Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) and House Appropriations Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Ranking Member Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL-25) issued a joint statement regarding an announcement by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) that they will limit their cooperation with the FBI’s National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), removing a key safeguard that prevents individuals who may pose a threat to themselves or others from acquiring firearms.

Today, House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released the following statement after Senate Republicans abruptly ended negotiations and prematurely released one full-year fiscal year 2026 funding bill.

The House of Representatives voted to participate in the Conference Committee to finalize the fiscal year 2026 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies; Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies; and Legislative Branch funding bills.

Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released updated information detailing at least $410 billion in federal funding that President Trump and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought are holding up and denying communities across the country.

House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) and Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Ranking Member Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-25) released the following statement on President Trump’s Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) plan to reduce VA staff by 30,000 employees.