Senate passes $3B VA supplemental funding bill, averting delay in veterans’ benefits

The Senate passed a $3 billion supplemental funding bill, allowing the Department of Veterans Affairs to pay veterans’ benefits without delay.

The Senate unanimously passed the supplemental funding bill in a voice vote Thursday. This bill now heads to President Joe Biden’s desk to be signed into law.

VA Secretary Denis McDonough tweeted Thursday that the supplemental funding “will go directly to earned benefits” for about 7 million veterans and their families.

“We’re delivering more benefits to more of these heroes than ever before, and now, we can continue to do that without any interruption or delay,” McDonough wrote.