VA Overpayment Accountability Act
Latest action · Nov 13, 2019 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.
- IntroducedSep 17, 2019
- Passed HouseNov 12, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
VA Overpayment Accountability Act
(Sec. 2) This bill prescribes procedures by which the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and debt collectors shall correct errors submitted to consumer reporting agencies about the indebtedness of certain veterans. Specifically, the bill requires these corrections for veterans who are indebted due to participation in a VA benefits program.
(Sec. 3) The bill also requires the VA to update its information technology for the processing of VA benefits.
(Sec. 4) Lastly, the bill requires the VA to self-audit to determine the frequency by which overpayments are made to individuals participating in VA benefits programs.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 17, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Original | Sep 17, 2019 |
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 Sep 17, 2019Markup Oct 29, 2019 |
| Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Oct 2, 2019Hearings Oct 22, 2019Discharged Oct 29, 2019 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 13, 2019 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 13, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Nov 12, 2019Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Nov 12, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8755-8757)
- Nov 12, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4360.
- Nov 12, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8755)
- Nov 12, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 29, 2019Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged.
- Oct 29, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 29, 2019Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Oct 22, 2019Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Oct 2, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Sep 17, 2019Introduced in House
- Sep 17, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1433 | J. French Hill R-AR | Nov 13, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8755–H8757Text printed H8755 | Andy Kim D-NJ, David P. Roe R-TN, J. French Hill R-AR, Mark Takano D-CA | Nov 12, 2019 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 8, 2019H.R. 4360, VA Overpayment Accountability ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on October 29, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 149, September 17, 2019, page H7754.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5931 | VA Overpayment Accountability Act | Reintroduced Bill | Nov 17, 2021 |
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 due process accorded veterans with respect to recovery of overpayments made by the Department and other amounts owed by veterans to the United States, to improve the processing of veterans benefits by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- VA Overpayment Accountability Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- VA Overpayment Accountability Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- VA Overpayment Accountability Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 13, 2019Referred in Senate
- Nov 12, 2019Engrossed in House
- Sep 17, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
