Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Management Improvement Act of 2005
Latest action · Nov 4, 2005 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 17, 2005
- Passed HouseNov 2, 2005
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)
Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Management Improvement Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Department of Veterans Affairs has the authority and control necessary for the development, approval, implementation, integration, and oversight of policies, procedures, processes, activities, and systems relating to the management of Department information technology.
Requires the: (1) Secretary to develop, implement, and maintain a process for the selection and oversight of information technology for the Department, including a strategic plan that includes performance measurements and an integrated enterprise architecture; and (2) CIO to review and update on an ongoing basis the plan and architecture.
Directs the CIO to select the CIOs for each of the Veterans Health Administration, Veterans Benefits Administration, and National Cemetery Administration, who will implement the plan and architecture within their departments.
Requires the Secretary to submit to the congressional veterans' committees interim and annual progress reports on the implementation of this Act, with a final report due no later than January 1, 2008.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 560 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed408–0 | Nov 2, 2005 |
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 17, 2005 to Oct 27, 2005; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Original | Oct 17, 2005 |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Original | Oct 17, 2005 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Original | Oct 17, 2005 |
| R-FL | Ginny Brown-Waite | Original | Oct 17, 2005 |
| R-SC | Henry E. Brown, Jr. | Original | Oct 17, 2005 |
| R-NH | Jeb Bradley | Original | Oct 17, 2005 |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Original | Oct 17, 2005 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Oct 17, 2005 |
| D-IL | Lane Evans | Original | Oct 17, 2005 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Oct 17, 2005 |
| R-FL | Michael Bilirakis | Original | Oct 17, 2005 |
| R-OH | Michael R. Turner | Original | Oct 17, 2005 |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Original | Oct 17, 2005 |
| D-OH | Ted Strickland | Original | Oct 17, 2005 |
| R-AL | Terry Everett | Original | Oct 17, 2005 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Oct 17, 2005 |
| D-SD | Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | Oct 18, 2005 | |
| D-OR | Darlene Hooley | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Oct 27, 2005 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Oct 27, 2005 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Oct 17, 2005Markup Oct 20, 2005Reported Oct 27, 2005 |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 4, 2005 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 4, 2005Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Nov 2, 2005Mr. Buyer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Nov 2, 2005Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9484-9487)
- Nov 2, 2005DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4061.
- Nov 2, 2005At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
In the Congressional Record 4
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H10120 | Marsha Blackburn R-TN, Thelma D. Drake R-VA | Nov 9, 2005 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2260 | Richard W. Pombo R-CA | Nov 3, 2005 |
| House | Debate and remarks H9484–H9487Text printed H9484Recorded votes H9497enact | Corrine Brown D-FL, Henry E. Brown, Jr. R-SC, Lane Evans D-IL, Michael R. Turner R-OH, Silvestre Reyes D-TX, Stephanie Herseth Sandlin D-SD, Steve Buyer R-IN | Nov 2, 2005 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E2100 | Steve Buyer R-IN | Oct 17, 2005 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Oct 26, 2005H.R. 4061, Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Management Improvement Act of 2005<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on October 20, 2005</p>
- Oct 26, 2005H.R. 4061, Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Management Improvement Act of 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on October 20, 2005
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | OVERSIGHT HEARING ON VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION DATA SECURITY171 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jun 20, 2006 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2001 | Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Management Improvement Act of 2005 | Related bill | Nov 10, 2005 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the management of information technology within the Department of Veterans Affairs by providing for the Chief Information Officer of that Department to have authority over resources, budget, and personnel related to the support function of information technology, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Management Improvement Act of 2005
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Management Improvement Act of 2005
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Management Improvement Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Appropriations
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Chief information officers
- Computer software
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Cost control
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Economics and Public Finance
- Executive reorganization
- Federal officials
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government procurement
- Information technology
- Performance measurement
- Planning-programming-budgeting
- Productivity in government
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Strategic planning
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 4, 2005Referred in Senate
- Nov 2, 2005Engrossed in House
- Oct 27, 2005Reported in House
- Oct 17, 2005Introduced in House
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