Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies

The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies is one of twelve specialized divisions of the full Senate Appropriations Committee. As a subcommittee, it does not directly report bills to the Senate floor—that power belongs to the full committee. Instead, it holds initial hearings, reviews budget requests, and prepares legislation within its narrow slice of the appropriations process. This preparatory work shapes the bills that the full committee eventually advances.

The subcommittee has jurisdiction over federal spending for the Department of Veterans Affairs and all military construction activities within the Department of Defense. This includes funding for military family housing construction and maintenance across the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Space Force; military base closure accounts; chemical demilitarization projects; the Armed Forces Retirement Home; and the American Battle Monuments Commission. The subcommittee essentially controls the purse strings for building and maintaining military installations and delivering care and benefits to veterans.

The subcommittee is chaired by Senator John Boozman (R-AR) and has Jon Ossoff (D-GA) as its ranking member. With 17 total members, it brings together senators from both parties to deliberate on military and veterans spending priorities. In June 2025, the subcommittee held a hearing on the fiscal year 2026 budget request for military construction and family housing, where defense officials testified about construction needs across the military branches. The subcommittee's work directly influences how billions of dollars are allocated to support troops, military families, and the nation's veterans.