United StatesVA Budget Shortfall Accountability Act
What it does
This act requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review and report on the circumstances and causes of the shortfall in funding of the Veterans Benefits Administration for FY2024 and the expected shortfall in funding of the Veterans Health Administration in FY2025. The Department of Veterans Affairs must submit such GAO report to Congress. For each of the five fiscal years following the date of enactment of this act, GAO must conduct subsequent reviews and reports regarding the funding of the VA.
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
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History
- 2026
- Jan 20Signed by President.Became Law
- Jan 20Became Public Law No: 119-71.Minor
- Jan 12Presented to President.To President
- 2025
- Dec 19Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 18Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.Minor
- Dec 18Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8895)Passed Senate
- May 20Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- May 19Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 19Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2129-2130)
- May 19DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1823.
- May 19Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2129)Passed House
- May 19Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 17Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-101.
- May 17Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 74.
- May 6Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Mar 25Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Mar 25Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Mar 10Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 4Introduced in House
- Mar 4Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Introduced