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House Bill 2911
117th Congress(2021-2022)
VA Transparency & Trust Act of 2021
Became Law
Became Law
Became Public Law 117-63 on Nov 22, 2021
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Republican
Introduced
Apr 30, 2021
Latest Action
Nov 22, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2911
Congress
117
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Mike Bost
Illinois
Democrat
Mark Takano
California
Democrat
Jason Crow
Colorado
Republican
Tracey Mann
Kansas
Democrat
Susie Lee
Nevada
Democrat
Chris Pappas
New Hampshire
Democrat
Antonio Delgado
New York
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (1)
checkPassed on May 17, 2021
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
144
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

VA Transparency & Trust Act of 2021

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit a plan for obligating and expending covered funds, which are funds made available to the VA for response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.

The bill requires the VA to submit biweekly reports regarding obligations, expenditures, and planned uses of the funds until seven days after the VA has expended all covered funds.

The Inspector General of the VA must submit reports examining the obligations and expenditures made using covered funds during the specified reporting period.

Finally, the Government Accountability Office must submit an interim report and final report containing a review of obligations and expenditures made using covered funds.

Text (4)
Enrolled Bill
Referred in Senate
May 18, 2021
Engrossed in House
May 17, 2021
Introduced in House
April 30, 2021
Related Bills (1)
Apr 29, 2021
Introduced in Senate
6
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 1446
A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a plan for obligating and expending Coronavirus pandemic funding made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
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CRS
Public Record
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May 11, 2023 3:43:11 PM
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