Hudson Celebrates the Passage of the 2027 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Funding Bill

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Representative Richard Hudson (NC-09), Fort Bragg's Congressman, released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 8469, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, FY2027 (MilConVA), which provides funding for military construction, family housing and Veteran's programs.

"As Fort Bragg's Congressman, I was proud to deliver critical funding for Fort Bragg, protect our Veteran's rights, and provide more resources for our warfighters and their families," said Rep. Hudson. "Ensuring the brave men and women of our military, their families, and our Veterans have support in Washington is my top priority in Congress."

Funding Rep. Hudson fought for and secured in the FY 2027 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for Fort Bragg and the Veteran community includes:

• $55 million for a Special Operations Forces (SOF) Ammunition Supply Point;
• $19.2 billion for military construction and family housing, including $90 million in additional funding for design of barracks and child development centers;
• Protecting the 2nd Amendment rights of Veterans, preventing the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from sending information to the FBI about Veterans without a judge's consent;
• Full funding for the Community Care account, which empowers Veterans to seek specialty care to meet their unique needs.

Other key provisions in H.R. 8469 include:

• Full funding for Veterans' benefits programs, including strong funding levels for research, mental health programs, and other Veterans' programs. This includes funding Veterans' medical care at $138.2 billion, which is equal to the President's FY27 Budget Request;
• Prohibits the VA from purchasing resources directly or indirectly from the People's Republic of China;
• Upholds the Trump Administration's prohibition on taxpayer-funded abortion, DEI programs, or biological sex-rejecting procedures;
• Enables continued investment in the Indo-Pacific region and infrastructure needed to support U.S. advanced weapons systems.

Read the bill text here.

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