Senate Bill 2656
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Department of Veterans Affairs Oversight Enhancement Act of 2018
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Apr 12, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2656
Congress
115
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.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Department of Veterans Affairs Oversight Enhancement Act of 2018
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report on its corrective measures any year health care furnished by the VA appears 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 GAO.
April 12, 2018
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04/12/2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
04/12/2018
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
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