HR 1823
VA Budget Shortfall Accountability Act
Summary
This bill 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.
Bill status
- Status
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Rep. Jack Bergman [R-MI-1]
- Cosponsors
- 1
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- 2025-03-04
- Latest action
- 2026-01-20: Became Public Law No: 119-71.
Committee referrals
- Veterans' Affairs Committee: Senate · Discharged From · 2025-12-19
- Veterans' Affairs Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2025-05-20
- Veterans' Affairs Committee: House · Reported By · 2025-05-17
- Veterans' Affairs Committee: House · Markup By · 2025-05-06
- Veterans' Affairs Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-03-04
Recent actions
- 2026-01-20: Became Public Law No: 119-71.
- 2026-01-20: Became Public Law No: 119-71.
- 2026-01-20: Signed by President.
- 2026-01-20: Signed by President.
- 2026-01-12: Presented to President.