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HR 698 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Veterans' medical care

Department of Veterans Affairs Oversight Enhancement Act of 2019

Introduced: January 22, 2019 Introduced by: Banks, Jim Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Jan 22, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 22, 2019
Introduced in House
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Department of Veterans Affairs Oversight Enhancement Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report biennially on corrective measures taken to address concerns identified on the high risk list published by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The high risk list is a list of programs that are vulnerable to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement or that need transformation. The VA is also required to report annually on the implementation of recommendations from the GAO.

What's happening now February 8, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 698: Department of Veterans Affairs Oversight Enhancement Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-698/
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"H.R. 698: Department of Veterans Affairs Oversight Enhancement Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-698/.
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H.R. 698, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-698/.
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