The veterans affairs and military construction spending bill is the first appropriations measure adopted by the House this year. The annual military policy bill included several provisions that Republicans said showed increased support for service members and their families, including a 2.1 percent pay raise for troops. It also included a provision to continue a ban on the transfer to the United States mainland of any prisoners held at the detention center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
House Passes $81 Billion Measure for Veterans and Military Construction
