On May 19, the House approved, 295-129, H.R. 4974, the FY2017 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies spending bill. The House Appropriations Committee approved the measure on April 13 (see The Source, 4/15/16). The Senate approved its version of the bill, S. 2806, on April 14 (see The Source, 4/15/16).
H.R. 4974 would provide $184.175 billion in FY2017. This amount is $13.05 billion over FY2016 and $1.277 billion below President Obama’s FY2017 request.
The following chart summarizes funding for programs important to women and their families.
|
Program/Agency |
FY2016 |
President’s FY2017 Request |
House FY2017 |
Senate FY2017 |
| Military Construction | $8.171 billion | $7.444 billion | $7.694 billion | $7.93 billion |
| Family Housing | $1.404 billion | $1.32 billion | $1.32 billion | $1.32 billion |
| Department of Veterans Affairs (overall) | $162.671 billion | $177.545 billion | $176.068 billion | $177.391 billion |
| Veterans Health Administration | $66.376 billion | $68.776 billion | $67.898 billion | $75.881 billion |
