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Bill · 119th Congress · S 1591
ARCA Act of 2025
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Introduced 2025-05-05Topic: veterans military · governance ethics · budgetSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill reorganizes how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) buys goods, services, and technology. It creates an Assistant Secretary for Acquisition who leads a new Office of Acquisition, and within one year moves all VA acquisition, contracting, and supply chain activities under that official. It defines 'major acquisition programs' as those costing over $1 billion in total or $200 million per year, and requires certified managers, outside independent reviews, and independent cost estimates for these programs. It also creates a Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation reporting to the Secretary, and requires the VA to at least double its acquisition internship program participants.
Sponsors
- Jerry Moran Republican sponsor
- 5 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-15 | House | Held at the desk. | |
| 2025-12-15 | House | Received in the House. | |
| 2025-12-15 | Senate | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | |
| 2025-12-11 | Senate | Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8694-8696; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S8694-8696) | |
| 2025-12-11 | Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. | floor pass | |
| 2025-12-02 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 277. | |
| 2025-12-02 | Senate | Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-97. | refer |
| 2025-12-02 | Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Moran with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-97. | report | |
| 2025-07-30 | Senate | Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | refer |
| 2025-05-21 | Senate | Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-86. | refer |
| 2025-05-05 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. | refer |
| 2025-05-05 | Introduced in Senate | introduce |