El Paso VA Medical Center Activation Readiness Act of 2026

This bill would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to brief certain committees of Congress on the VA medical center being built in El Paso, Texas, within 180 days after the bill becomes law. The briefing would cover staffing needs and hiring plans, effects of workforce cuts or hiring limits, and the timeline for buying and installing medical equipment. It would also cover the specialty care to be offered, local demand for care, plans to transfer veterans' care from other providers, coordination with Department of Defense facilities such as William Beaumont Army Medical Center, and travel and access issues for rural and urban patients. The committees receiving the briefing would be the Veterans' Affairs and Appropriations Committees of the Senate and House.

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Sponsors

• Veronica Escobar Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors