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A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a plan for obligating and expending Coronavirus pandemic funding made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

USA117th CongressS-1446| Senate 
| Updated: 4/29/2021
Jerry Moran

Jerry Moran

Republican Senator

Kansas

Cosponsors (5)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) 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.
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Timeline
Apr 29, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 29, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • April 29, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 29, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2911: VA Transparency & Trust Act of 2021
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment studies and investigationsInfectious and parasitic diseases

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a plan for obligating and expending Coronavirus pandemic funding made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

USA117th CongressS-1446| Senate 
| Updated: 4/29/2021
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 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) 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.
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Timeline
Apr 29, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 29, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • April 29, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 29, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jerry Moran

Jerry Moran

Republican Senator

Kansas

Cosponsors (5)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2911: VA Transparency & Trust Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment studies and investigationsInfectious and parasitic diseases