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Peters, who currently serves on the bipartisan Senate Appropriations Committee, said that he’s working to ensure that the grant program receives as much funding as possible to continue supporting veteran needs.
Peters said he is working through his Senate Appropriations Committee role to maximize funding for the VA State Home Construction Grant Program.
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Peters secured the $57.6 million investment needed to begin construction of the new facility, which was made possible through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) State Veterans Home Construction Grant Program.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Peters' office reported ongoing construction at the D.J. Jacobetti veterans home and reiterated that he secured VA State Home Construction Grant Program funding for it.
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For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 8137 of title 38, United States Code, $275,000,000, to remain available until expended.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The enacted FY2026 Military Construction-VA appropriations law provided $275 million for the relevant state extended-care/state veterans home construction grants.
The bill includes $275 million for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) State Veterans Home Construction Grant Program, which allows states to make critical facility upgrades or construct new facilities to serve aging veteran populations at state-operated facilities.
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Peters' office attributed the enacted FY2026 $275 million program funding to provisions he fought for and secured as an Appropriations Committee member.
Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 5371, As Amended )
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The Senate passed the FY2026 appropriations vehicle containing the $275 million program funding, though the roll call lists Peters as voting Nay, so this is a caveat on final-passage attribution rather than on enactment of the funding itself.
Peters led the effort to secure robust funding for the State Veterans Home Construction Grant Program. The bill contains $171 million for this program, which provides states with funding to construct, renovate, or repair state owned and operated Veterans homes.
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Peters' office reported FY2024 appropriations action with $171 million for the program and specifically credited Peters with leading the effort.
U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) today announced $57,619,290 in federal funding to support the construction of a new State Veterans Home in Marquette, Michigan to replace its existing D.J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans.
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): During Peters' current Senate term, Michigan received a concrete $57.6 million federal award through the VA State Veterans Home Construction Grant Program for a state veterans home replacement project.
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Passed House amended May 15, 2026; Roll No. 175: 400-15. Received in Senate May 20, 2026.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, the House calendar still showed the FY2027 MilCon-VA appropriations bill in the Senate, not enacted.
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H.R. 8469...................... Military Construction, VA, and Related Agencies, 2027............................. 5-15-26 5-20-26 7-14-26 ..............
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Senate appropriations status table, during the lookback window, showed H.R. 8469 had House passage, Senate receipt, and calendar placement but no later Senate passage or enactment entry.
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Appropriation, fiscal year 2026....................... $275,000,000 Committee recommendation, fiscal year 2027............ 171,000,000
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The House FY2027 report proposed $171 million for Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities, below the enacted FY2026 level; this is proposed funding, not final enactment.
Vote Question: On Passage Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The House passed the FY2027 MilCon-VA appropriations bill, a concrete legislative step toward FY2027 funding for the account, though not attributable to Peters and not enacted.
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The agreement provides $275,000,000 for Grants for Construction of State Extended Care Facilities, to remain available until expended.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official explanatory statement for the enacted FY2026 package documented $275 million for the relevant state extended-care construction grants account.
Peters has consistently advocated for the program, and helped secure a $56.7 million investment needed to begin construction
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Peters' office documented his advocacy and a concrete Michigan construction investment through the program during the same Senate term.
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Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, FY 2027 (Appropriations) | -- | H.R.8469
(Advanced Action) | --
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Senate's legislation tracker, updated inside the lookback window, still listed the FY2027 Military Construction-VA appropriations bill as advanced action only, with no public law entry.
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H.R. 8469 An act making July 14, 2026.--Read the
appropriations for second time and placed
military construction, on the calendar.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The latest located Senate calendar in the lookback window showed H.R. 8469 still on the Senate calendar rather than passed by the Senate or enacted.
Such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for operations as provided in the applicable appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2026
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): A continuing appropriations law temporarily carried forward FY2026 funding rates, including the Military Construction-VA appropriations act, but it did not finalize FY2027 program funding.
The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (division D of Public Law 119-37).
Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The CR expressly included the prior-year Military Construction-VA appropriations act, the enacted vehicle that funded the State Veterans Home construction account in FY2026.
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(3) <<NOTE: Expiration date.>> December 11, 2026.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The temporary continuation had a defined expiration date after the as-of date, so the FY2027 funding question remained unresolved as of October 9, 2026.
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For grants to assist States to acquire or construct State nursing home and domiciliary facilities and to remodel, modify, or alter existing hospital, nursing home, and domiciliary facilities in State homes, for furnishing care to veterans as authorized by sections 8131 through 8137 of title 38, United States Code, $171,000,000 (increased by $2,000,000), to remain available until expended.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The House-passed FY2027 MilCon-VA bill included funding for the relevant State extended-care/state veterans home construction grants, but it remained a House-passed bill rather than enacted law.