# 119-hr-6549: VA Contracting and Procurement Act

119-hr-6549, VA Contracting and Procurement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6549
- Congress: 119
- Title: VA Contracting and Procurement Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**Would impose a uniform $50.0 million cap on VA contracts and agreements** and add new procurement rules, reporting, and congressional notice requirements while preserving narrow emergency exceptions. It centralizes budget discipline across community care, benefits, and health procurement and sets a new procurement path for prosthetic devices.

## Provisions PRIA read

- VA prosthetics buying and billing rules: benefit, low. If enacted, the VA would set clear rules for buying prosthetic appliances and surgical implants. The VA would keep a procurement catalog and coordinate data with the Defense Health Agency. Manufacturers could propose catalog revisions electronically, and the VA would buy surgical implants with a fi…
- VA $50 million contract cap: mixed, medium. If enacted, the VA would not be able to obligate or expend more than $50,000,000 on any single contract or agreement unless Congress specifically authorized the funds. The $50 million limit would apply across VA health care, benefits, education, prosthetics, community care, resource-sharing, and ve…
- Buy American for emergency medical supplies: mixed, low. If enacted, the VA would be required to buy health‑care items for an All‑Hazards Emergency Cache in line with domestic preference laws. The Secretary could waive that requirement during an emergency if following domestic preference would threaten veteran health or safety. If the Secretary waived th…
- Limits on large VA education agreements: mixed, low. If enacted, the VA would be barred from obligating or spending more than $50,000,000 on any single agreement under the VA education benefits chapter unless Congress authorized the funds or the Secretary followed a notification process. For over‑cap agreements without prior authorization, the Secret…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6549 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6549)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6549 (as of 2026-07-25).