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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 2985· Senate(119-SAMDT-2985)

S.Amdt. 2985

Rep. Cortez Masto
Age: 62 years
Nevada
Introduced
7/23/2025
Sponsored by
Catherine Cortez Masto
Cosponsors
None
Changes bill
119-HR-3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026
  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

SA 2985, submitted by Ms. Cortez Masto, aims to add a section to H.R. 3944 that prohibits the privatization of veterans health care.

The purpose of this amendment is to ensure that funds in title II are not used to transfer ownership, control, outsource, or privatize any Department of Veterans Affairs health care service or facility to a non-Department entity.

The amendment specifies that this prohibition includes:

  • The downsizing or permanent closure of Department medical facilities that leads to redirecting care to providers outside the Department.
  • Using limited staffing levels within the Department to justify relying more on non-Department care.

The text defines privatize as any action that favors private contracting or community care over the scope or availability of direct care provided by Department personnel in Department-owned and operated facilities, unless clinical access standards require it.