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H.R. 217: CHIP IN for Veterans Act of 2025

119th Congress · introduced 2025-01-07 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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CHIP IN for Veterans Act of 2025

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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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CHIP IN for Veterans Act of 2025

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] · 6 cosponsors

Money: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 217, Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2025 (2025-05-14) No linked contracts or vendors yet.

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr217 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills