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H.R. 4515 116th Congress House

Veterans Affairs Protection Act of 2019

Official title: To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for automatic continuing resolutions for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Introduced: September 26, 2019 Introduced by: Julia Brownley Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security AppropriationsDepartment of Veterans AffairsExecutive agency funding and structureLegislative rules and procedure
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Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
Sep 26, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 26, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans Affairs Protection Act of 2019

This bill provides continuing appropriations to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) if an appropriations bill for a VA account has not been enacted before a fiscal year begins or a joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the account is not in effect.

The bill provides appropriations at the rate of operations that was provided for the prior fiscal year to continue programs, projects, and activities for which funds were provided in the preceding fiscal year.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 5014 Government Shutdown Prevention Act of 2020
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 9, 2020
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Apr 7, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4515: Veterans Affairs Protection Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4515/
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