WASHINGTON, D.C. – Tonight, Congressman Charlie Dent (PA-15), Chairman of the House Appropriations Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MILCON-VA) subcommittee, advanced the subcommittee’s Fiscal Year 2018 (FY18) appropriations bill. The legislation, which is the first spending bill of the fiscal year to proceed through the subcommittee level, meets the goals of providing for our veterans’ health, benefits, and programs; rebuilding the military; providing funding to house, train, and equip military personnel; providing housing and services to military families; and helping to maintain base infrastructure.