Jennifer Kiggans (R-VA)
VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act
A Republican bill with 2 Democratic cosponsors · See all 2 cosponsors
Last activity — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
In the other chamber's committee
Passed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.
The committee decides whether it goes any further, and most bills that reach a committee never leave it. A committee that simply does nothing kills a bill without anyone ever voting against it, so no news from here is usually the news.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Passed House voice vote
- In Senate committee
The House by voice vote (members called out yes or no together): no member's position on it was recorded.
What this bill would do
This Act, known as the "VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act," authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to purchase or develop a cloud-based IT system to manage inventory for the Veterans Health Administration. The Secretary must first run a pilot program at one facility to ensure the system functions satisfactorily before a full rollout. Full implementation must be completed within three years of the Act's enactment. Before starting, the Secretary must submit several required reports regarding supply chain strategy, costs, staffing assessments, and independent assessments of past program failures. Additionally, the Act extends certain limits on payments of pension.
Yes
- Scored +5
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?
The bill provides positive impact through hospital inventory modernization and extended pension payment limits.
- Scored +5
Does this help veterans get medical care?
The bill improves veterans healthcare by authorizing a modernized IT system to manage hospital inventory and supply chains.
- Scored +3
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?
The bill provides positive impact by extending limits on certain pension payments and improving medical supply chain management.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Inventory Management Efficiency: The Secretary is authorized to develop or purchase a cloud-based IT system to manage expendable and nonexpendable items for the Veterans Health Administration (Section 2(a)(1)). This aims to manage supply chains for medical facilities.
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System Reliability Verification: The requirement for a pilot program ensures the system's functions are satisfactory at one facility before it is used throughout the entire Veterans Health Administration (Section 2(b)).
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Pension Payment Extensions: The Act extends certain limits on payments of pension by changing the expiration date from November 30, 2031, to December 31, 2032 (Section 3).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Implementation Delays Pending Reporting: The Secretary is prohibited from exercising authority to purchase, develop, or pilot the new system until several specific reports—including a supply chain strategy, cost estimates, staffing assessments, and an independent assessment—are submitted to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs (Section 2(d)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together? — The bill provides positive impact through hospital inventory modernization and extended pension payment limits.
- Healthcare
- Does this help veterans get medical care? — The bill improves veterans healthcare by authorizing a modernized IT system to manage hospital inventory and supply chains.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive? — The bill provides positive impact by extending limits on certain pension payments and improving medical supply chain management.
- 9/16/2025
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 9/15/2025
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-273.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 229.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4296-4297: 1)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4296)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3494.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4296)
- Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 7/25/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/23/2025
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- 7/3/2025
- Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged
- 6/11/2025
- Subcommittee Hearings Held
- 6/3/2025
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
- 5/19/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
Jimmy PanettaDemocrat · California
Eugene VindmanDemocrat · Virginia