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    <item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="2911" measure-id="id117hr2911" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2021-04-30" update-date="2021-12-01">
        <title>VA Transparency &amp; Trust Act of 2021</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117hr2911v49" currentChamber="BOTH" update-date="2021-12-01">
            <action-date>2021-11-22</action-date>
            <action-desc>Public Law</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>VA Transparency &amp; Trust Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit a plan for obligating and expending covered funds, which are funds made available to the VA for response to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p> <p>The bill requires the VA to submit biweekly reports regarding obligations, expenditures, and planned uses of the funds until seven days after the VA has expended all covered funds.</p> <p>The Inspector General of the VA must submit reports examining the obligations and expenditures made using covered funds during the specified reporting period.</p> <p>Finally, the Government Accountability Office must submit an interim report and final report containing a review of obligations and expenditures made using covered funds.<br> </p>]]></summary-text>
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        <summary summary-id="id117hr2911v55" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2021-11-18">
            <action-date>2021-10-28</action-date>
            <action-desc>Passed Senate</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>VA Transparency &amp; Trust Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit a plan for obligating and expending covered funds, which are funds made available to the VA for response to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p> <p>The bill requires the VA to submit biweekly reports regarding obligations, expenditures, and planned uses of the funds until seven days after the VA has expended all covered funds.</p> <p>The Inspector General of the VA must submit reports examining the obligations and expenditures made using covered funds during the specified reporting period.</p> <p>Finally, the Government Accountability Office must submit an interim report and final report containing a review of obligations and expenditures made using covered funds.<br> </p>]]></summary-text>
        </summary>
        <summary summary-id="id117hr2911v53" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2021-06-07">
            <action-date>2021-05-17</action-date>
            <action-desc>Passed House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>VA Transparency &amp; Trust Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit a plan for obligating and expending covered funds, which are funds made available to the VA for response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.</p> <p>The bill requires the VA to submit biweekly reports regarding obligations, expenditures, and planned uses of the funds until seven days after the VA has expended all covered funds.</p> <p>The Inspector General of the VA must submit reports examining the obligations and expenditures made using covered funds during the specified reporting period.</p> <p>Finally, the Government Accountability Office must submit an interim report and final report containing a review of obligations and expenditures made using covered funds.<br> </p>]]></summary-text>
        </summary>
        <summary summary-id="id117hr2911v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2021-06-01">
            <action-date>2021-04-30</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>VA Transparency &amp; Trust Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit a plan for obligating and expending covered funds, which are funds made available to the VA for response to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.</p> <p>The bill requires the VA to submit biweekly reports regarding obligations, expenditures, and planned uses of the funds until seven days after the VA has expended all covered funds.</p> <p>The Inspector General of the VA must submit reports examining the obligations and expenditures made using covered funds during the specified reporting period.</p> <p>Finally, the Government Accountability Office must submit an interim report and final report containing a review of obligations and expenditures made using covered funds.<br> </p>]]></summary-text>
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