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Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act of 2025
H.R. 217, 119th Congress
- Status
- Passed one chamber
- Introduced
- 01/07/2025
- Cosponsors
- 6
- Latest action
- 05/20/2025
About this bill
- Official title
- CHIP IN for Veterans Act of 2025
- Sponsor
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Introduced in
- House
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Committees
- Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Latest action
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Summary
Congressional Research Service, Introduced in House (01/07/2025)
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.
Actions
Newest first
- 05/20/2025 · Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 05/19/2025 · House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 05/19/2025 · House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2121-2122)
- 05/19/2025
Passed/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)
- 05/19/2025 · House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 217.
- 05/19/2025 · House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2121-2123)
- 05/19/2025 · House
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 05/17/2025 · House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 70.
- 05/17/2025 · House
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-97.
- 05/06/2025 · House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 03/25/2025 · House
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- 03/25/2025 · House
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 02/11/2025 · House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 01/07/2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 01/07/2025
Introduced in House
Subjects: Charitable contributions, Department of Veterans Affairs, Government buildings, facilities, and property, Land transfers.
Source: U.S. Government Publishing Office, GovInfo Bill Status; Congressional Research Service summaries · Last updated 05/20/2025