What The Vote
Overview

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Comptroller General of the United States to report on certain funding shortfalls in the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

119-hr1823 — To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Comptroller General of the United States to report on certain funding shortfalls in the Department of Veterans Affairs.. Sponsored by Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]. Introduced 2025-03-04. House bill. 119th Congress.

119-hr1823 119th Congress House Became Public Law No: 119-71.
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To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Comptroller General of the United States to report on certain funding shortfalls in the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Timeline

Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]
Sponsor
Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R), MI
Cosponsors
Mike Bost (R-IL)
Introduced
2025-03-04
Committees
Veterans' Affairs Committee; Veterans' Affairs Committee
Subjects
Congressional oversight; Department of Veterans Affairs; Executive agency funding and structure; Government information and archives; Government studies and investigations; Veterans' medical care; Veterans' pensions and compensation

⚠ Amendment Analysis Low

Text Divergence
14.6%
Text Size Change
+92%
Text Versions
6
Introduced → Final
1,884 → 3,607 chars
This bill has multiple text versions on record, indicating active revision.

Full Text: What Changed

Compare the introduced version to the latest text. Green text was added. Red text was removed. Unmarked text is unchanged.

Bill Activity

House
Introduced in House
2025-03-04
Committee
2025-03-04
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee
2025-03-10
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committee
2025-03-25
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Committee
2025-05-06
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Reported in House
2025-05-17
Committee
2025-05-17
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-101.
Committee
2025-05-20
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committee
2025-12-18
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Engrossed in House
2025-05-19
House Floor Vote
2025-05-19
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2129)
Senate
Referred in Senate
2025-05-20
Senate Floor Vote
2025-12-18
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8895)
President
President
2026-01-12
Presented to President.
Became Law
2026-01-20
Became Public Law No: 119-71.
Enrolled Bill
Public Law
2026-01-21
6 text versions on record. Bill text grew by 92%. Contradiction level: low.

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    Introduced

    A member files the bill in the House or Senate.

  2. 2
    Committee Review

    Referred to committee for hearings, markup, and a vote to advance it.

  3. 3
    Floor Vote

    The full chamber debates and votes on passage.

  4. 4
    Second Chamber

    If passed, it repeats committee review and a floor vote in the other chamber.

  5. 5
    Resolve Differences

    If the chambers pass different versions, a conference reconciles them.

  6. 6
    Sent to President

    The reconciled bill is enrolled and delivered to the White House.

  7. 7
    Signed or Vetoed

    Becomes law with a signature, or automatically after 10 days.

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