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RepublicanSecond Degree Amendment · S.Amdt. 3190· Senate(119-SAMDT-3190)

To increase funding for the Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Program, with an offset.

Rep. Moran
Age: 72 years
Kansas
Introduced
7/30/2025
Last activity
8/1/2025 — Amendment SA 3190 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Sponsored by
Jerry Moran
Cosponsors
Republican - 0Democrat - 2
Changes amendment
119-SAMDT-3411
On the bill
119-HR-3944 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026
  1. Introduced
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Adopted

What this amendment would do

Amendment No. 3411 served as a substitute amendment to H.R. 3944, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026. Its purpose was to provide a comprehensive funding package and set of mandates across several areas.

The amendment aimed to change or add the following to the bill:

Veterans Affairs and Health

  • Funding: Allocated $6.356 billion for veterans' telehealth and $709.573 million for opioid prevention and treatment. It also provided $36.879 million for the Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program.
  • Accountability: Required reports on the use of third-party contractors for medical disability exams, veterans participating in the housing choice voucher program, and the funding backlog for State homes for veterans.
  • Operational Requirements: Mandated the publication of interment schedule availability for National Cemetery Administration cemeteries and the continuation of customer service surveys.
  • Protections: Prohibited the use of funds to reduce the capacity, staffing, or hours of the Veterans Crisis Line.
  • Staffing: Required a report on the methodology and implementation of VA staffing models.

Agriculture and Rural Development

  • Research and Health: Provided $500,000 for industrial hemp fiber research and $500,000 for cereal research to mitigate mycotoxin risks. It also required a report on New World screwworm readiness and an assessment of expanding agricultural quarantine programs in Hawaii.
  • Rural Support: Increased funding for rural decentralized water systems, including subgrants for household wastewater systems, and allocated $4 million for the Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Program.
  • Pest Control: Allocated $6.5 million for the suppression and control of Mormon crickets and grasshoppers in Western States.

Military and Other Provisions

  • Infrastructure: Required reports on the capacity and condition of the General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital and military family housing at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.
  • Medical Facilities: Mandated a briefing on the timeline and status of a new VA medical center in Reno, Nevada.
  • Contracting: Limited the use of funds to cancel contracts exceeding $10 million without prior notification and explanation to Congress.
  • Other: Struck a provision relating to hemp.