CHIP IN for Veterans Act of 2025 passed the House 132 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedJan 7, 2025
ReportedMay 17, 2025
Passed one chamberMay 19, 2025
Passed both—
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 73 words.
Communities Helping Invest through Property and Improvements Needed for Veterans Act or the CHIP IN for Veterans Act This bill makes permanent, starting December 16, 2026, the pilot program under which the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may accept donations of property or facilities from certain nonfederal entities (e.g., state authorities or private entities). The bill also removes the limit on the number of donations that the VA may accept under the program.
Context
- Committees
- House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 2 of 191 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 417 words
- Subjects
- Charitable contributionsDepartment of Veterans AffairsGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyLand transfers
- Latest action
- May 20, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]