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S. 1531: Department of Veterans Affairs Reorganization Act of 2009

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S. 1531: Department of Veterans Affairs Reorganization Act of 2009

111th Congress · introduced 2009-07-29 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-264.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2009-07-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-264. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Department of Veterans Affairs Reorganization Act of 2009

Plain summary

Department of Veterans Affairs Reorganization Act of 2009 - Increases the authorized number of Assistant Secretaries in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from seven to eight and requires that one be the Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction. Increases the authorized number of Deputy Assistant Secretaries from 19 to 27 and authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to appoint not more than 8 Deputy Assistant Secretaries to manage VA construction, facilities, asset management, and information technology programs. Repeals provisions requiring that there be in the VA a Director of Construction and Facilities Management.

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Official text

Department of Veterans Affairs Reorganization Act of 2009

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] · 0 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-s1531 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111