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Yes: 411 • No: 4
117-hr-2911117th Congress
VA Transparency & Trust Act of 2021
Sponsored By: Representative Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
Became Law
Summary
This law creates detailed oversight of VA pandemic funding by requiring a 30-day spending plan and biweekly reports for funds from Families First, the CARES Act, and the American Rescue Plan. It also mandates audits by the VA Inspector General and oversight reviews by the Comptroller General with interim and final reports due in 2022 and 2024.
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- Department leaders must submit a detailed plan for obligating and spending covered funds within 30 days and then file biweekly reports every 14 days until all covered funds are spent. Each report must detail obligations, expenditures, planned uses, and justify any deviations from the plan.
- The VA Inspector General must conduct audits not later than 120 days after enactment and then semiannually for up to 3 years or until the funds are exhausted. IG reports must compare planned versus actual obligations and expenditures and identify any waste, fraud, or abuse.
- The Comptroller General must review the VA’s funding request and uses, provide an interim report by Sept. 30, 2022 with recommendations to improve future emergency spending, and deliver a final report by Sept. 30, 2024 addressing those matters.
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Stronger oversight of VA pandemic funds
The law requires the VA Secretary to send Congress a detailed plan to use covered pandemic funds within 30 days of enactment. Starting when the plan is sent, the Secretary must report every 14 days until seven days after all covered funds are spent. Each report must show obligations, spending, planned uses, and explain any changes from the plan. The VA Inspector General must audit within 120 days and then every six months for up to three years or until the funds are fully spent. The Government Accountability Office must issue an interim review by September 30, 2022 and a final review by September 30, 2024. “Covered funds” are VA money from the Families First Act, the CARES Act, and the American Rescue Plan.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Bost, Mike [R-IL-12]
IL • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/30/2021
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 4/30/2021
Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]
KS • R
Sponsored 4/30/2021
Rep. Delgado, Antonio [D-NY-19]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/12/2021
Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
NV • D
Sponsored 5/13/2021
Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]
CO • D
Sponsored 5/17/2021
Roll Call Votes
house vote • 5/17/2021
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Yes: 411 • No: 4