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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 5996

Veterans Healthcare Improvement Act

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Introduced 2025-11-10Topic: veterans military · budget · health care

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This bill would require the Comptroller General, who leads the Government Accountability Office, to review the President's budget requests for the medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal years 2026, 2027, and 2028. The Comptroller General would send reports on each review to the Veterans' Affairs, Appropriations, and Budget committees of both the House and Senate. The Comptroller General would consult with the Veterans' Affairs committees on the timing and scope of the reports. The covered accounts are Medical Services, Medical Support and Compliance, Medical Facilities, and Medical Community Care.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2025-11-17HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.refer
2025-11-10HouseReferred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.refer
2025-11-10Introduced in Houseintroduce
2025-11-10Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.