VA Transparency & Trust Act of 2021
Summary
VA Transparency & Trust Act of 2021 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. 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. The Inspector General of the VA must submit reports examining the obligations and expenditures made using covered funds during the specified reporting period. Finally, the Government Accountability Office must submit an interim report and final report containing a review of obligations and expenditures made using covered funds.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2021
Committee Review
Oct 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Oct 2021
Signed into Law
Nov 2021
Introduced Apr 30, 2021
Signed Nov 22, 2021
Floor votes · House May 17, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Nov 22, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by President.
executive
Oct 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Oct 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Oct 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7450)
upper
Oct 28, 2021
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7450)
upper
Jul 14, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
lower
May 18, 2021
Committee
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
upper
May 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 411 - 4 (Roll no. 144).(text: CR H2363)
lower
May 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
lower
Apr 30, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
lower
Apr 30, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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