US Congress House Bill 4613 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on February 27 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-02-27 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish and maintain a website that allows the public to obtain electronic copies of all legislatively requested reports required to be submitted after the date of the enactment of this bill. Information, records, and reports that are exempt from public disclosure are not required to be included on the website. If Congress exempts a report from publication, the VA must publish on the website the title of the report and notice that Congress exempted the report from publication. The VA must submit a report to Congress recommending which recurring legislatively requested reports should be discontinued.

VA Reporting Transparency Act

Rep. Max Rose [D-NY]

Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]

Rep. Greg Steube [R-FL]

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-02-27	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2020-02-25	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-02-25	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1179)
2020-02-25	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4613.
2020-02-25	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1179-1180)
2020-02-25	House	Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2019-10-16	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2019-10-16	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-10-16	House	Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged.
2019-10-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
2019-10-04	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2019-10-04	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4613/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4613/BILLS-116hr4613ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4613/BILLS-116hr4613eh.pdf