H.R. 6052 · 117th Congress

Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General Training Act of 2021

Introduced on Nov 18, 2021 by Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14). One cosponsor. Latest action (May 19, 2022): Received in the Senate.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Nov 18, 2021
Cosponsors
1
1 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to require the employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs to receive training developed by the Inspector General of the Department on reporting wrongdoing to, responding to requests from, and cooperating with the Office of Inspector General, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Employment and training programs
  • Employment discrimination and employee rights
  • Fraud offenses and financial crimes
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, May 18, 2022). Public domain.

Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General Training Act of 2021

This bill requires employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to undergo training developed by the Inspector General of the VA regarding the reporting of wrongdoing to, responding to requests from, and cooperating with the Office of the Inspector General.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Lauren UnderwoodD-IL-14Sponsor

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
    May 18, 2022· House· Passage· Passed 407–11

History

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  1. Nov 18, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Nov 18, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Nov 18, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  4. Dec 7, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
  5. Mar 30, 2022 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held.
  6. Apr 6, 2022 · HouseSubcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged.
  7. Apr 6, 2022 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  8. Apr 6, 2022 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  9. May 18, 2022 · HouseMr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  10. May 18, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5111-5112)
  11. May 18, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6052.
  12. May 18, 2022 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  13. May 18, 2022 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5170)
  14. May 18, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 11 (Roll no. 226).House · Roll call 226
  15. May 18, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 407 - 11 (Roll no. 226). (text: CR H5111-5112)House · Roll call 226
  16. May 18, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. May 19, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate.

Committees

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Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.