Department of Veterans Affairs Chief Financial Officer Authority and Collaboration Act of 2020
Latest action · Sep 30, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
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.
- IntroducedApr 21, 2020
- Passed HouseSep 22, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Department of Veterans Affairs Chief Financial Officer Authority and Collaboration Act of 2020
This bill addresses the authority and responsibilities of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Specifically, the bill requires the VA to submit an action plan to address the material weaknesses of the VA discussed in the Management's Discussion and Analysis section of the VA's financial statements.
Additionally, the VA must submit a plan outlining the steps planned to (1) address the recommendations of auditors related to entity-level controls, and (2) provide sufficient authority to carry out the CFO's duties.
The CFO must submit a certification of the officer's responsibilities for internal financial controls of the VA and an attestation of sufficient collaboration with the subordinate chief financial officers to be confident in the financial projections included in the budget request and supporting materials.
Finally, the CFO must participate in the interview and selection panels of all subordinate chief financial officers and give input into the performance plans and evaluations of all such officers.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Aug 11, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Aug 11, 2020 |
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 Apr 21, 2020Markup Jul 30, 2020 |
| Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee | Referred Sep 30, 2020 | |
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 23, 2020 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
- Sep 23, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Sep 22, 2020Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 22, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4679-4680)
- Sep 22, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6589.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 H4679, H4680Text printed H4679 | David P. Roe R-TN, Mark Takano D-CA | Sep 22, 2020 |
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
- Sep 14, 2020H.R. 6589, Department of Veterans Affairs Chief Financial Officer Authority and Collaboration Act of 2020As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 30, 2020
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 75, April 21, 2020, page H1901.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7105 | Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020 | Related bill | Jan 5, 2021 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and submit to Congress a plan to address the material weakness of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- CFO Authority and Collaboration Act of 2020
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Department of Veterans Affairs Chief Financial Officer Authority and Collaboration Act of 2020
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Department of Veterans Affairs Chief Financial Officer Authority and Collaboration Act of 2020
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 23, 2020Referred in Senate
- Sep 22, 2020Engrossed in House
- Apr 21, 2020Introduced 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.
