To avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month, House lawmakers must pass the spending measure next week.
Thursday's House vote marks on the second time in the last nine years that Congress has finished its VA budget work on time.
VA would see a boost of more than 6 percent for fiscal 2019 under the plan.
A $1.6 billion dispute over veterans health care spending is jeopardizing progress on hundreds of billions more in planned fiscal 2019 spending.
The Senate's passage of a multi-agency minibus package of appropriations bills Monday is a good sign they may be done in time.
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