VA Budget Shortfall Accountability Act became law 322 days after introduction, with one cosponsor, a Republican
IntroducedMar 4, 2025
ReportedMay 17, 2025
Passed one chamberMay 19, 2025
Passed bothDec 18, 2025
LawJan 20, 2026
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 87 words.
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.
Context
- 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
- 4 of 91 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 6, from enrolled bill to public law · 602 words
- Subjects
- Congressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsVeterans' medical care +1 more
- Latest action
- Jan 20, 2026: Became Public Law No: 119-71.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]