# 115-hr-5215: Veterans Affairs Purchase Card Misuse Mitigation Act

115-hr-5215, Veterans Affairs Purchase Card Misuse Mitigation Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5215
- Congress: 115
- Title: Veterans Affairs Purchase Card Misuse Mitigation Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced: 2018-03-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Veterans Affairs Purchase Card Misuse Mitigation Act This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to prohibit employees who have knowingly misused VA purchase cards from serving as purchase card holders or approving officials. Such prohibition shall be in addition to any other applicable penalty.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2018-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2018-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2018-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] (R-CO), 2018-04-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-4242: VA Care in the Community Act
- 115-hr-3218: Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017
- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-2288: Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017
- 115-hr-1698: Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act
- 115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-5215 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5215)

## Related
- [115-hr-4242: VA Care in the Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4242)
- [115-hr-3218: Harry W. Colmery Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3218)
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-2288: Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2288)
- [115-hr-1698: Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1698)
- [115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1697)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5215 (as of 2025-11-18).