3.0.0 3177 2022-02-11T05:15:38Z 2022-02-11T05:15:38Z Senate S 2020-01-09 116 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-01-09T18:55:38Z Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2020 116 5843 HR 2020-09-17 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Identical bill CRS 2020-01-09 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2020-01-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT N L000575 Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] James Lankford R OK 2020-01-09 True 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 2020-01-09 Introduced in Senate 2022-02-08T16:19:28Z 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 Short Title(s) as Introduced Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs testimonial subpoena authority, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3177is/xml/BILLS-116s3177is.xml 2020-01-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.