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HR1823Enacted into Law

VA Budget Shortfall Accountability Act

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
Passed Both
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-03-04
Introduced
1
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Jack Bergman
Jack Bergman
Republican · MI · Representative
Votes with party: 98.5% (545 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/B001301

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (1)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Mike Bost (R-IL-12)Original· 2025-03-04

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Became Public Law No: 119-71.

2026-01-20

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • Senate Committee on Veterans' AffairsDischarged From · 2025-12-19
  • House Committee on Veterans' AffairsReported By · 2025-05-17

Previously

  • Veterans' Affairs CommitteeDischarged From · 2025-12-19
  • Veterans' Affairs CommitteeReferred To · 2025-05-20
  • Senate Committee on Veterans' AffairsReferred To · 2025-05-20
  • Veterans' Affairs CommitteeReported By · 2025-05-17
  • House Committee on Veterans' AffairsMarkup By · 2025-05-06

Plain-English Summary

VA Budget Shortfall Accountability Act 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.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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