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S 423 111th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Budget process Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Health facilities and institutions Health programs administration and funding Veterans' medical care

Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009

Introduced: February 12, 2009 See on congress.gov
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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
 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.

What's happening now August 6, 2009

See also H.R. 1016.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 9 Republican 4 Independent 1