Require the Department of Veterans Affairs to send $56 million in unusable funds back to the Treasury Department.

Keith Self · Texas · Republican

spending impact 0.61 specificity 0.96 extraction confidence 99%

Occurrences

introduced a bill that would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to send $56 million in unusable funds back to the Treasury Department

Self introduced legislation to require the VA to return $56 million in unusable funds to the Treasury.

Congressman Keith Self Introduces Bill to Send $56 Million in Unusable Funds Back to Treasury
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Congressman Keith Self introduced a bill that would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to send $56 million in unusable funds back to the Treasury Department.

Self announced legislation to deauthorize the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund and return the remaining $56 million to the Treasury.

Congressman Keith Self Introduces Bill to Send $56 Million in Unusable Funds Back to Treasury | Representative Keith Self
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Evidence

Keith Self said on May 12, 2026 that he introduced the Compensation Fund Recrediting Act to require the VA to send the remaining $56 million in the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund back to the Treasury. The release says the fund is fully delivered, no claims or appeals remain, and the bill would deauthorize the fund and close out the account.

Concrete introduction of legislation aimed at returning the remaining VA funds to Treasury, but no official sign yet that the bill advanced or that the money was actually returned.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Congressman Keith Self Introduces Bill to Send $56 Million in Unusable Funds Back to Treasury | Representative Keith Self
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Assessments

unresolved same_term A for effort

Keith Self introduced the Compensation Fund Recrediting Act on May 12, 2026, which directly targets the promised outcome by requiring the VA to return the remaining $56 million in the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund to the Treasury. However, available evidence only shows bill introduction, not enactment, administrative transfer of the funds, or final closure of the account. Because the effort is still pending during his current House term rather than failed or delivered, the promise remains unresolved with credit for a concrete legislative attempt.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%