
VA Budget Shortfall Accountability Act
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.
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What Happened in Congress?
Public Law 119-71, January 20, 2026
- HousePassed by voice vote
- SenatePassed with no objection (unanimous consent)
- PresidentSigned into law
Became Law
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- Introduced, done
- Committee, done
- Floor Vote, done
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What This Bill Does
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.
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Timeline
- Library of CongressSigned by President.
- Became Law
- House floor actionsPresented to President.
- SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
- SenateSenate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Library of CongressPassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Floor Vote
- SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- House floor actionsMr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- House floor actionsReported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-101.
- House committee actionsCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- House committee actionsSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Library of CongressIntroduced in House
- House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced
- Committee




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