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S. 423 111th Congress Senate

Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs by pr… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize advance appropriations for certain medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs by providing two-fiscal year budget authority, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 9, 2009 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Budget processCongressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsHealth facilities and institutions
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Health programs administration and fundingVeterans' medical care
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 6, 2009
See also H.R. 1016.
Aug 6, 2009
Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 101. (consideration: CR S9059)
Aug 6, 2009
Senate passed companion measure H.R. 1016 in lieu of this measure by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 6, 2009
Senate incorporated this measure in H.R. 1016 as an amendment.
Aug 6, 2009
The bill was read the third time.
Aug 6, 2009
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9058-9059)
Jul 8, 2009
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 101.
Jul 8, 2009
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka without amendment. With written report No. 111-41.
May 21, 2009
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 12, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2232-2233)
Feb 12, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2232)
Feb 12, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action August 6, 2009

See also H.R. 1016.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 - Requires, beginning with FY2011, a two-fiscal-year new discretionary budget authority for the following accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): (1) Medical Services; (2) Medical Support and Compliance; and (3) Medical Facilities.

Requires the Comptroller General to: (1) conduct a study on the adequacy and accuracy of VA baseline model projections for health care expenditures; and (2) report during 2011-2013 to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the congressional veterans, appropriations, and budget committees on the sufficiency of budget requests for VA health expenditures in relation to the baseline model projections.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1016 Related document Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 9 Republican 4 Independent 1
D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jul 6, 2009
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jun 15, 2009
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jun 10, 2009
 D
Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · May 20, 2009
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 20, 2009
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 4, 2009
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Apr 29, 2009
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 22, 2009
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 22, 2009
Isakson, Johnny
· Mar 9, 2009
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 9, 2009
Burr, Richard
· Feb 12, 2009
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Feb 12, 2009
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 12, 2009
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 12, 2009
 R
Thune, John
South Dakota · Feb 12, 2009
Vitter, David
· Feb 12, 2009
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