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Veterans Healthcare Improvement Act

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct reviews of certain budget requests of the President for the medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Introduced Nov 10, 2025

Latest action (Nov 17, 2025) Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Referred to
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Issues
DefenseHealthcare

Summary
  • Directs the Comptroller General to review the Department of Veterans Affairs' budget requests for medical care accounts for fiscal years 2026, 2027, and 2028.
  • Requires the Comptroller General to submit reports on those reviews to the Senate and House Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Appropriations, and the Budget.
  • Requires the Comptroller General to consult with the Senate and House Committees on Veterans' Affairs in determining the timing and scope of the reports.

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Sponsor (1)
9 cosponsors

Actions (3)
  1. Nov 17, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. · house
  2. Nov 10, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
  3. Nov 10, 2025 Introduced in House

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Nov 10, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 10, 2025

Ms. Brownley (for herself and Mr. McGovern) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

A BILL

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct reviews of certain budget requests of the President for the medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Veterans Healthcare Improvement Act”.

SEC. 2. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CARE BUDGET SUBMISSIONS.

Section 4 of the Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-81; 38 U.S.C. 117 note) is amended to read as follows:

“SEC. 4. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CARE BUDGET SUBMISSION.

“(a) Review of Budget Submission; Reports.—For each of fiscal years 2026, 2027, and 2028, the Comptroller General of the United States shall—

“(1) review the budget requests for the medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs in the budget request of the President submitted pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code; and

“(2) submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs, Appropriations, and the Budget of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report or reports on the results of each such review.

“(b) Timing and Scope of Reports.—In determining the timing and scope for the submittal of the report or reports required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall consult with the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

“(c) Medical Care Accounts.—In this section, the term ‘medical care accounts of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ means the following medical care accounts of the Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs account:

“(1) Medical Services.

“(2) Medical Support and Compliance.

“(3) Medical Facilities.

“(4) Medical Community Care.”. <all>

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