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H.R. 1823 119th Congress House

VA Budget Shortfall Accountability Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Comptroller General of the United States to report on certain funding shortfalls in the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Introduced: March 4, 2025 Introduced by: Jack Bergman Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 20, 2026
Became Public Law No: 119-71.
Jan 20, 2026
Signed by President.
Jan 12, 2026
Presented to President.
Dec 19, 2025
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 18, 2025
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8895)
Dec 18, 2025
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 18, 2025
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
May 20, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 19, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 19, 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2129)
May 19, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1823.
May 19, 2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2129)
May 19, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2129-2130)
May 19, 2025
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 17, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 74.
May 17, 2025
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-101.
May 6, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 25, 2025
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Mar 25, 2025
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 10, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 4, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 20, 2026

Became Public Law No: 119-71.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

VA Budget Shortfall Accountability Act

This act requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review and report on the circumstances and causes of the shortfall in funding of the Veterans Benefits Administration for FY2024 and the expected shortfall in funding of the Veterans Health Administration in FY2025. The Department of Veterans Affairs must submit such GAO report to Congress. For each of the five fiscal years following the date of enactment of this act, GAO must conduct subsequent reviews and reports regarding the funding of the VA.

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Bost, Mike
Illinois · Mar 4, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1823: VA Budget Shortfall Accountability Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1823/
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"H.R. 1823: VA Budget Shortfall Accountability Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1823/.
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H.R. 1823, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1823/.
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