Empowering Our Veterans Act of 2014

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Bill Number

HR 5480

Introduced

Sep 16, 2014

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

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Cosponsors

Topics

Alternative and renewable resources Appropriations Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Electric power generation and transmission Executive agency funding and structure Government buildings, facilities, and property Health facilities and institutions Health programs administration and funding Veterans' medical care

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Summary

Empowering Our Veterans Act of 2014 - Prohibits the appropriation of funds, or the obligation or expenditure of funds by Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA), for any VA alternative energy generation project unless the funds for such project have been specifically authorized by law.

Directs the Secretary to transfer all unobligated funds that were appropriated to the VA before this Act's enactment for an alternative energy generation project to the VA's account funding veterans' medical care.

Actions

Sep 29, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Sep 16, 2014

Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 16, 2014

Introduced in House

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