3.0.0 698 2022-11-01T14:32:41Z 2022-11-01T14:32:41Z House HR 2019-01-22 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 13 (Tuesday, January 22, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BANKS:H.R. 698.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution, specifically clause 18 (relating to thepower to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying outthe powers vested in Congress).[Page H997]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Referred to 2019-02-08T22:10:51Z Referred to 2019-01-22T17:01:15Z 2019-02-08 hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Committee 2019-01-22 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-01-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-01-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001299 Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] Jim Banks R IN 3 N M001187 Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 2019-04-12 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Government studies and investigations Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-01-22 Introduced in House 2020-02-27T15:32:21Z Department of Veterans Affairs Oversight Enhancement Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report biennially on corrective measures taken to address concerns identified on the high risk list published by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The high risk list is a list of programs that are vulnerable to fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement or that need transformation. The VA is also required to report annually on the implementation of recommendations from the GAO.

]]> Department of Veterans Affairs Oversight Enhancement Act of 2019 Display Title Department of Veterans Affairs Oversight Enhancement Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report biennially on actions taken to address areas of concern regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs in the High Risk List of the Government Accountability Office, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Department of Veterans Affairs Oversight Enhancement Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr698ih/xml/BILLS-116hr698ih.xml 2019-02-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. 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.