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HR 217 · 119th Congress · HouseIn committee

CHIP IN for Veterans Act of 2025

In plain language: Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act or the CHIP IN for Veterans Act This bill makes permanent, starting December 16, 2026, the pilot program under which the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may accept donations of property or facilities from certain nonfederal entities (e.g., state authorities or private entities). The bill also removes the limit on the number of donations that the VA may accept under the program.

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How it moved.

  1. May 20, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  2. May 19, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. May 19, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2121-2122)
  4. May 19, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2121-2122)
  5. May 17, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-97.
  6. May 17, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-97.
  7. Jan 7, 2025Introduced in House
  8. Jan 7, 2025Introduced in House

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