El Paso VA Medical Center Activation Readiness Act of 2026

The "El Paso VA Medical Center Activation Readiness Act of 2026" mandates that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs provide a comprehensive briefing to key congressional committees within 180 days of its enactment. This briefing focuses on the new Department of Veterans Affairs medical center currently under construction in El Paso, Texas.

The required information includes detailed plans for staffing requirements, recruitment strategies, and workforce stability, alongside the timeline for medical equipment procurement and installation. It also necessitates outlining the specific specialty care services to be offered to veterans and assessing the demand for care in the region.

Furthermore, the briefing must address any plans to transfer care from other facilities, strategies for coordinating with Department of Defense medical facilities like William Beaumont Army Medical Center, and how access and travel issues for both rural and urban communities will be managed.

The designated recipients of this briefing are the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and the Committees on Appropriations of both the Senate and House of Representatives.