VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act
USA119th CongressHR-3494| House
| Updated: 9/16/2025
Jennifer A. Kiggans
Republican Representative
Virginia
Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop or acquire a cloud-based information technology system for managing inventory, including both expendable and nonexpendable items, across all Veterans Health Administration (VHA) medical facilities. A pilot program must be conducted at one VHA facility before full implementation, which is mandated to be completed within three years of the bill's enactment. Crucially, the Secretary cannot proceed until submitting a comprehensive report to Congress. This report must detail a comprehensive supply chain strategy , a cost estimate and implementation schedule, a thorough staffing assessment for supply chain and IT modernization workforces, and an independent assessment of past supply chain modernization program failures. Additionally, the bill extends the expiration date for certain limits on VA pension payments from November 30, 2031, to December 31, 2032.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 229.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-273.
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4296)
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4296-4298: 1)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3494.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4296-4297: 1)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4296)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4296-4297: 1)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security
Health technology, devices, suppliesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsPrescription drugsRetail and wholesale tradesVeterans' medical care
VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act
USA119th CongressHR-3494| House
| Updated: 9/16/2025
This bill authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop or acquire a cloud-based information technology system for managing inventory, including both expendable and nonexpendable items, across all Veterans Health Administration (VHA) medical facilities. A pilot program must be conducted at one VHA facility before full implementation, which is mandated to be completed within three years of the bill's enactment. Crucially, the Secretary cannot proceed until submitting a comprehensive report to Congress. This report must detail a comprehensive supply chain strategy , a cost estimate and implementation schedule, a thorough staffing assessment for supply chain and IT modernization workforces, and an independent assessment of past supply chain modernization program failures. Additionally, the bill extends the expiration date for certain limits on VA pension payments from November 30, 2031, to December 31, 2032.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 229.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-273.
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4296)
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4296-4298: 1)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3494.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4296-4297: 1)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4296)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4296-4297: 1)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jennifer A. Kiggans
Republican Representative
Virginia
Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, Veterans' Affairs Committee, Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Health technology, devices, suppliesMedical tests and diagnostic methodsPrescription drugsRetail and wholesale tradesVeterans' medical care