HR 1823 United States House · 119th Congress

VA Budget Shortfall Accountability Act

Summary

VA Budget Shortfall Accountability Act This act requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review and report on the circumstances and causes of the shortfall in funding of the Veterans Benefits Administration for FY2024 and the expected shortfall in funding of the Veterans Health Administration in FY2025. The Department of Veterans Affairs must submit such GAO report to Congress. For each of the five fiscal years following the date of enactment of this act, GAO must conduct subsequent reviews and reports regarding the funding of the VA.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Dec 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Dec 2025

Signed into Law

Jan 2026

Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Signed Jan 20, 2026

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What changed between versions

Engrossed in House → Enrolled Bill · 3 edits

MINOR

The transition from Engrossed in House to Enrolled Bill for HR 1823 (VA Budget Shortfall Accountability Act) involves only formatting and procedural changes. The substantive text of the bill - including the GAO review requirements, reporting timelines, and scope covering VBA FY2024 and VHA FY2025 funding shortfalls - is unchanged. The enrolled version adds standard congressional metadata headers and the enrollment signature block indicating passage by both chambers.

TECHNICAL

Added GPO metadata headers including Congress session information, public domain notice, and conversion tool identifiers.

Added enrollment signature block with Speaker of the House and Vice President/President of the Senate, indicating the bill has been passed by both chambers and is ready for presidential action.

Reformatted the bill text from a structured line-by-line layout into continuous paragraph format consistent with GPO enrolled bill publication style.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jan 20, 2026

Signed into law

Signed by President.

executive

Dec 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8895)

upper

Dec 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

upper

Dec 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

upper

May 20, 2025

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

upper

May 19, 2025

Introduced

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2129)

lower

May 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2129)

lower

May 19, 2025

Introduced

Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

lower

May 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-101.

lower

May 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

lower

Mar 4, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor