H.R. 7153 · 117th Congress

Department of Veterans Affairs Principles of Benefits Automation Act

Introduced on Mar 18, 2022 by Mike Bost (R-IL-12). One cosponsor. Latest action (May 18, 2022): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Mar 18, 2022
Cosponsors
1
0 from the other party
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
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Progress

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  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 direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a plan to modernize the information technology systems of the Veterans Benefits Administration, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Computers and information technology
  • Congressional oversight
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Right of privacy
  • Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, May 17, 2022). Public domain.

Department of Veterans Affairs Principles of Benefits Automation Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a plan for the modernization of the information technology systems of the Veterans Benefits Administration over the next five fiscal years.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Mike BostR-IL-12Sponsor

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

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  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    May 17, 2022· House· Passage· Passed 410–3

History

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  1. Mar 18, 2022Introduced in House
  2. Mar 18, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Mar 18, 2022 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  4. Apr 6, 2022 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  5. Apr 6, 2022 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  6. May 16, 2022 · HouseMr. Trone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  7. May 16, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5001-5002)
  8. May 16, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7153.
  9. May 16, 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.
  10. May 17, 2022 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5086-5087)
  11. May 17, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 3 (Roll no. 207).House · Roll call 207
  12. May 17, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 410 - 3 (Roll no. 207). (text: 05/16/2022 CR H5001)House · Roll call 207
  13. May 17, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  14. May 18, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Committees

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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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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.