Joint Medical Facilities Fund Act of 2026

This bill would write into permanent law a Joint Medical Facility Fund, held by the Department of Veterans Affairs, to pay for medical facilities run jointly by the Department of Defense and the VA. Both departments could move money into the fund using a shared formula based on each one's workload and costs, and medical care collections from those facilities could also go into the fund. The money could pay for operations, equipment, maintenance, and minor construction, including at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago. Most money would stay available through the next fiscal year, and up to 2 percent could stay available one year longer. The bill repeals the earlier temporary law and requires both departments to report within 180 days on which other facilities could be designated as combined facilities.

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Sponsors

• Jim Banks Republican sponsor
• 4 cosponsors