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Committee lays over bill to fund Camp Bliss veterans retreats after multiple veterans testify
Summary
House File 532 would appropriate $150,000 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for Camp Bliss retreats serving veterans and families. Testimony described program scope, participant numbers and therapeutic outcomes; the division laid the bill over for possible omnibus inclusion.
Chair Bliss and Camp Bliss leadership told the House Veterans and Military Affairs Division that House File 532 would appropriate $150,000 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 from the general fund to the Minnesota Department of Veterans Affairs for veteran retreats at Camp Bliss in Walker.
Kara Ruff, executive director of Camp Bliss, described retreats including equine therapy,…
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