Support funding to modernize, repair, and improve the Battle Creek VA Medical Center.

Bill Huizenga · Michigan · Republican

spending impact 2.00 specificity 4.00 extraction confidence 98%

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Occurrences

announced the Battle Creek VA Medical Center will be receiving $14,497,160 to modernize, repair, and improve buildings on its campus as part of the Veterans Health Administration’s Non-Recurring Maintenance (NRM) Program

Huizenga announced funding for Battle Creek VA facility upgrades.

Press Releases | U.S. House of Representatives
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Today, Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-MI) announced the Battle Creek VA Medical Center will be receiving $14,497,160 to modernize, repair, and improve buildings on its campus as part of the Veterans Health Administration’s Non-Recurring Maintenance (NRM) Program.

Huizenga announced federal funding for modernization, repair, and improvements at the Battle Creek VA Medical Center.

Huizenga Announces Nearly $14.5 Million Investment in Battle Creek VA | U.S. House of Representatives
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Evidence

The FY2026 consolidated appropriations law was enacted in the current Congress and includes the year’s VA-related funding package, but the text does not identify Battle Creek specifically.

Official funding action in the same term, but it does not confirm Battle Creek VA Medical Center funding or Huizenga-specific support.

unresolved same_term

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
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The VA launched its Federal Electronic Health Record at Battle Creek Medical Center on April 11, 2026, as part of a broader modernization rollout at Michigan facilities.

Battle Creek received a concrete modernization upgrade, which is directionally consistent with the promise but is not proof of a Battle Creek-specific funding win by Huizenga.

partial same_term

VA launches Federal EHR at four medical centers, including Saginaw
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The law includes Division D, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, and appropriates FY2026 funds.

Congress enacted a FY2026 VA appropriations vehicle in the relevant federal term. This supports general VA funding, but it does not identify Battle Creek VA Medical Center or Huizenga-specific credit.

partial same_term

Public Law 119-37, Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
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The act provides $3,400,000,000 for implementation, preparation, development, rollout, and maintenance of a Veterans Electronic Health Record system.

Official enacted funding supports VA modernization, including EHR deployment reporting by facility. It does not itself prove Battle Creek-specific appropriations language, but aligns with the later Battle Creek EHR modernization outcome.

partial same_term

Public Law 119-37, Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
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Section 252 makes $900,000,000 available for constructing, altering, extending, and improving medical facilities of the Veterans Health Administration.

The enacted law provides broad VHA medical-facility improvement funding and transfers $2.03 billion to VHA Medical Facilities, but the cited provisions are not Battle Creek-specific.

partial same_term

Public Law 119-37, Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
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Roll Call 182 was on passage of H.R.3944; the measure passed 218-206, and Huizenga, Republican of Michigan, voted Yea.

Huizenga took a concrete affirmative vote for the FY2026 Military Construction-VA appropriations bill. This is evidence of effort and general support, not proof of a Battle Creek-specific funding win.

partial same_term A for effort

House Roll Call 182, H.R.3944, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
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Congress.gov says H.R.3944 provides FY2026 appropriations including the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026.

The bill Huizenga supported was a concrete appropriations vehicle for VA-related funding, but the record does not show Battle Creek VA Medical Center named or earmarked.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R.3944 - Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026
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The report says VA launched the Federal EHR at VA Ann Arbor, Battle Creek, Detroit, and Saginaw on April 11, 2026.

Battle Creek VA Medical Center received a concrete modernization upgrade during the same term. This supports partial fulfillment of the modernization aspect, but not Huizenga-specific targeted funding.

partial same_term

VA launches Federal EHR at four medical centers, including Saginaw
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Congress.gov records H.R.4366 became Public Law 118-42 and included the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024.

Earlier federal service shows enacted VA appropriations for medical facilities, information technology systems, EHR, and construction accounts. This provides background support, but not same-term Battle Creek-specific delivery.

unresolved later_term

H.R.4366 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024
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Roll Call 380 was on passage of H.R.4366; the measure passed 219-211, and Huizenga voted Yea.

Huizenga previously voted for a VA appropriations bill covering medical facilities and EHR-related accounts. This shows a pattern of support, but it predates the current term and is not Battle Creek-specific.

unresolved later_term A for effort

House Roll Call 380, H.R.4366, FY2024 Military Construction-VA appropriations
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Assessments

partial same_term A for effort

Huizenga took concrete same-term action by voting for FY2026 Military Construction-VA appropriations that funded VA medical facilities and EHR modernization, and Battle Creek VA Medical Center received a Federal EHR modernization rollout in April 2026. However, the evidence does not show Battle Creek-specific appropriations language, a targeted repair/improvement grant, or Huizenga sponsorship/material advancement of a dedicated Battle Creek funding measure. This supports partial fulfillment rather than full delivery.

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partial same_term

Battle Creek VA saw a concrete modernization step in the current term when the VA deployed its federal electronic health record there in April 2026, and Congress also enacted FY2026 VA funding. But the record provided does not show Battle Creek-specific appropriations language or a clear Huizenga action such as sponsoring, securing, or materially advancing funding targeted to that medical center. That supports partial credit for an outcome aligned with the promise, but not full delivery attributable to the candidate.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4 · confidence 79%