Clarify and expand the authority of the Assistant Secretary for Management of the Department of Veterans Affairs by amending title 38 of the United States Code.
Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Amend title 38 of the United States Code to clarify and expand the authority of the Assistant Secretary for Management of the Department of Veterans Affairs.. Promised outcome: The VA Assistant Secretary for Management would have clarified and expanded authority.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. H.R. 7683, VA Fiscal Management Modernization Act, 119th Congress, 2nd Session; sponsored by Jack Bergman and reported in the House on 2026-10-09.
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Full Title To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify and expand the authority of the Assistant Secretary for Management of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Bergman sponsored H.R. 7683, a bill proposing to amend title 38 to clarify and expand the authority of VA's Assistant Secretary for Management.
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Last Action Date Listed
October 9, 2026
Actions
Mr. Bergman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): In the lookback window, the official GovInfo record shows H.R. 7683 advanced to reported-in-House status and the Union Calendar, but not enactment.
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October 9, 2026
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The reported bill text confirms the latest House action was committee reporting and printing, not final passage or enactment.
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SEC. 2. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
VETERANS AFFAIRS: CHANGE IN TITLE; CLARIFICATION AND
EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The reported bill directly addresses the promised subject: changing title 38 to clarify and expand VA Assistant Secretary for Management authority.
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``(a) Designation.--The Secretary shall designate the Assistant
Secretary for Planning and Budget, whose functions include budgetary
and financial functions, as the Chief Financial Officer of the
Department.
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The reported bill would designate the renamed Assistant Secretary as VA Chief Financial Officer, a central part of the authority expansion.
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Subject: Motion to favorably report H.R. 7683 Offered by Mr. Van Orden
Mr. Chairman, the vote is 13 Yeas and 9 Noes
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Before the lookback window, the House Veterans' Affairs Committee recorded a favorable reporting vote for H.R. 7683, showing concrete legislative effort.
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Action
Mr. Bergman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official introduced-in-House record identifies Bergman as the sponsor and documents the initial introduction/referral effort.