Two-year VA Funding Bill Progresses

Two-year VA funding advances in Congress 06/24/09. Congressional efforts to provide advanced funding for veterans’ health programs made significant progress Tuesday. The House Appropriations Committee approved by voice vote the first advance budget for the Veterans Affairs Department. The 2010 spending bill for the VA and military construction includes fiscal 2011 health care funding. Veterans’ organizations have pushed for advance appropriations to keep VA hospitals running smoothly in case Congress does not pass the annual VA appropriation bill by the end of the fiscal year Sept. 30. Federal Times