H.R. 1823 · 119th Congress · enacted
VA Budget Shortfall Accountability Act
Became Public Law No: 119-71.
Latest official action 2026-01-20 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
VA Budget Shortfall Accountability Act This act requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review and report on the circumstances and causes of the shortfall in funding of the Veterans Benefits Administration for FY2024 and the expected shortfall in funding of the Veterans Health Administration in FY2025. The Department of Veterans Affairs must submit such GAO report to Congress. For each of the five fiscal years following the date of enactment of this act, GAO must conduct subsequent reviews and reports regarding the funding of the VA.
Congressional Research Service · 2026-01-20
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Sponsor
Jack Bergman
House · MI District 1 · Republican
$826,119PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Mike Bost
House · IL District 12 · Republican
$897,354PAC receipts · 2025–2026
1 of 1 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
THE BOEING COMPANY PAC$20,000
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (CRNA-PAC)$19,500
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$17,500
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. TECHNOLOGIES PUBLIC AFFAIRS COUNCIL (HONPAC)$17,500
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$15,500
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
KOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$15,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
NATIONAL PROPANE GAS ASSOCIATION PAC$15,000
Jack Bergman · Sponsor · $15,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,988
NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC$14,000
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,500
SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (SWAPA PAC)$13,500
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF ENGINEERING COMPANIES (ACEC/PAC)$13,000
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$13,000
IN THE ARENA PAC$12,500
LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
NETJETS ASSOCIATION OF SHARED AIRCRAFT PILOTS PAC; NJASAP PAC$12,500
THE FARM CREDIT COUNCIL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
UNITED SERVICES AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION EMPLOYEE PAC - USAA EMPLOYEE PAC$12,500
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$12,000
AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION PHYSICAL THERAPY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (PT-PAC)$12,000
DAVITA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DAPAC)$11,500
NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,500
AMERICAN RESORT DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION RESORT OWNERS COALITION PAC (ARDA-ROC PAC)$11,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$11,000
DOCUMENT STORAGE SYSTEMS, INC. (DSS PAC)$11,000
NATIONAL CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION PAC (CORNPAC)$11,000
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC)$11,000
AMEREN CORPORATION FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AMEREN FEDPAC)$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$10,000
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)$10,000
Mike Bost · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMRIZE NORTH AMERICA INC. EMPLOYEES PAC (AKA AMRIZE US EMPLOYEES PAC)$10,000
Jack Bergman · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBALLARD SPAHR LLP PAC$10,000
BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON INC. PAC (BOOZ ALLEN PAC)$10,000
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Jack Bergman · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCMS ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEES FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT- FEDERAL$10,000
Jack Bergman · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordThe largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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Measured outcome: not established
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