Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies

The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee is a specialized division of the House Committee on Appropriations, one of twelve matching subcommittees tasked with developing one of the twelve annual regular appropriations bills. As a subcommittee, it holds initial hearings and reviews legislation within its narrow jurisdiction before the full committee considers bills for floor consideration.

The subcommittee has jurisdiction over federal spending for military construction across all service branches, military family housing, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies including the American Battle Monuments Commission and the Armed Forces Retirement Home. It also oversees funding for defense base closure accounts, chemical demilitarization construction, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

The subcommittee is chaired by Republican John R. Carter of Texas, with Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida serving as Ranking Member. The 13-member panel works collaboratively across party lines on matters affecting military readiness and veteran services. Recent activity includes consideration of the Fiscal Year 2026 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, which received a $152 billion discretionary allocation, a 3.5 percent increase from the prior year, with emphasis on fully funding veterans healthcare and supporting military families.