3.0.0 5843 2022-08-10T23:25:36Z 2022-08-10T23:25:36Z House HR 2020-02-11 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Miss RICE of New York:H.R. 5843.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H1046]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Hearings by 2020-03-10T21:24:24Z Referred to 2020-03-02T16:47:24Z Markup by 2020-09-17T16:49:26Z Referred to 2020-02-11T15:02:05Z Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2020 116 3177 S 2020-01-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Identical bill CRS 2020-09-17 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2020-09-17 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2020-03-10 hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2020-03-02 hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Committee 2020-02-11 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2020-02-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-02-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000602 Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] Kathleen Rice D NY M. 4 N R000600 Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] Aumua Amata Radewagen R AS Coleman 0 2020-02-11 True P000614 Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] Chris Pappas D NH 1 2020-03-09 False 2020-11-25T16:00:00Z H.R. 5843, Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2020 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56797 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on September 17, 2020 Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Justice Department of Veterans Affairs Evidence and witnesses Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-02-11 Introduced in House 2022-02-08T16:13:04Z Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2020

This bill gives the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (VA OIG) the authority to subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses as necessary to carry out the duties of the office.

The bill prohibits the VA OIG from subpoenaing the attendance and testimony of current federal employees.

Under the bill, the VA OIG must notify the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the intended witness of the intent to issue a subpoena. If DOJ objects to the subpoena because it will interfere with an ongoing investigation, the VA OIG may not issue the subpoena.

]]> Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2020 Display Title Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2020 Official Title as Introduced To provide the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs testimonial subpoena authority, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr5843ih/xml/BILLS-116hr5843ih.xml 2020-09-17 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.