VA Transparency & Trust Act of 2021 became law 206 days after introduction, with cosponsors from both parties
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 116 words.
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 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.
- Committees
- House Veterans' Affairs Committee
Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 7 of 119 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 5, from enrolled bill to public law · 800 words
- Subjects
- Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment studies and investigations +1 more
- Latest action
- Nov 22, 2021: Became Public Law No: 117-63.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 117th S. 1446 A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a plan for obligating and expending Coronavirus pandemic funding m R · Introduced