H.R. 1823 · 119th Congress

VA Budget Shortfall Accountability Act

Introduced on Mar 4, 2025 by Jack Bergman (R-MI-1). One cosponsor. Became Public Law 119-71.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 119-71
Introduced
Mar 4, 2025
Cosponsors
1
0 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. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

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.

Subjects

  • Congressional oversight
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Veterans' medical care
  • Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Jan 20, 2026). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Jack BergmanR-MI-1Sponsor

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Mar 4, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Mar 4, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Mar 4, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  4. Mar 10, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  5. Mar 25, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  6. Mar 25, 2025 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
  7. May 6, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. May 17, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-101.
  9. May 17, 2025 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-101.
  10. May 17, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 74.
  11. May 19, 2025 · HouseMr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  12. May 19, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2129-2130)
  13. May 19, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1823.
  14. May 19, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2129)
  15. May 19, 2025 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2129)
  16. May 19, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. May 20, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  18. Dec 18, 2025Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  19. Dec 18, 2025 · SenateSenate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  20. Dec 18, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  21. Dec 18, 2025 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8895)
  22. Dec 19, 2025 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  23. Jan 12, 2026Presented to President.
  24. Jan 12, 2026 · HousePresented to President.
  25. Jan 20, 2026Signed by President.
  26. Jan 20, 2026Signed by President.
  27. Jan 20, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-71.
  28. Jan 20, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-71.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS6 reports
    $910.6K reported (all issues)
  2. PARALYZED VETERANS OF AMERICA6 reports
    $572.6K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 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.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.