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H.R. 8148 116th Congress House

VA DATA Act

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts for statistical analyses and data evaluation.

Introduced: September 1, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Sep 10, 2020
Committee Hearings Held.
Sep 1, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Sep 1, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 10, 2020

Committee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

VA Data Analytics and Technology Assistance Act or the VA DATA Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to contract with academic institutions or other qualified entities to carry out any statistical analyses and data evaluation as required of the VA by law.

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 Bill text 1 version

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Banks, Jim
Indiana · Sep 1, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8148: VA DATA Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8148/
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