{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-2911","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 2911","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"VA Transparency & Trust Act of 2021","title_source":"Short Titles as Enacted","official_title":"To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a plan for obligating and expending Coronavirus pandemic funding made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a plan for obligating and expending Coronavirus pandemic funding made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text","title":"VA Transparency & Trust Act of 2021"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"VA Transparency & Trust Act of 2021"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"VA Transparency & Trust Act of 2021"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as 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Public Law No: 117-63.","date":"2021-11-22"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2021-11-22","stage":"Public Law","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"VA Transparency & Trust Act of 2021"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit a plan for obligating and expending covered funds, which are funds made available to the VA for response to the COVID-19 pandemic."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill requires the VA to submit biweekly reports regarding obligations, expenditures, and planned uses of the funds until seven days after the VA has expended all covered funds."},{"k":"p","t":"The Inspector General of the VA must submit reports examining the obligations and expenditures made using covered funds during the specified reporting period."},{"k":"p","t":"Finally, the Government Accountability Office must submit an interim report and final report containing a review of obligations and expenditures made using covered 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Representatives and the Senate, within 30 days of enactment, a detailed plan for obligating and expending covered funds, with a detailed justification for each type of obligation.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2911/text/enr#HC5B2768CB9A4462CA4ADA25656C26CE4:~:text=2.%20Congressional%20oversight%20of%20Coronavirus%20pandemic%20funding"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to submit a report every 14 days, from the plan's submission until seven days after all covered funds are expended, detailing obligations, expenditures and planned uses, with written justification for any deviation from the plan.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2911/text/enr#HC5B2768CB9A4462CA4ADA25656C26CE4:~:text=2.%20Congressional%20oversight%20of%20Coronavirus%20pandemic%20funding"}},{"text":"Requires the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs to report to the two Committees within 120 days of enactment and semiannually after that, for three years or until all covered funds are expended, whichever comes first.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2911/text/enr#HC5B2768CB9A4462CA4ADA25656C26CE4:~:text=2.%20Congressional%20oversight%20of%20Coronavirus%20pandemic%20funding"}},{"text":"Requires each Inspector General report to compare actual obligations and expenditures with the plan, identify areas of waste, fraud, and abuse if any, and include any other matter the Inspector General determines relevant.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2911/text/enr#HC5B2768CB9A4462CA4ADA25656C26CE4:~:text=2.%20Congressional%20oversight%20of%20Coronavirus%20pandemic%20funding"}},{"text":"Requires the Comptroller General of the United States to submit an interim report by September 30, 2022, and a final report by September 30, 2024, reviewing obligations and expenditures made using covered funds.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2911/text/enr#HC5B2768CB9A4462CA4ADA25656C26CE4:~:text=2.%20Congressional%20oversight%20of%20Coronavirus%20pandemic%20funding"}},{"text":"Defines covered funds as funds made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2911/text/enr#HC5B2768CB9A4462CA4ADA25656C26CE4:~:text=2.%20Congressional%20oversight%20of%20Coronavirus%20pandemic%20funding"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2911/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2911","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2911/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-2911.png","v":"9cdeff199eb2","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 2911, 117th Congress: VA Transparency & Trust Act of 2021. House: 411 Yea, 4 Nay. Senate: unanimous consent. Outcome: Became law, 22 Nov 2021."}}