H.R. 5843: Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2020
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H.R. 5843: Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2020
116th Congress · introduced 2020-02-11 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-02-11 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2020
Plain summary
Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2020 This bill gives the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Inspector General (VA OIG) the authority to subpoena the attendance and testimony of witnesses as necessary to carry out the duties of the office. The bill prohibits the VA OIG from subpoenaing the attendance and testimony of current federal employees. Under the bill, the VA OIG must notify the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the intended witness of the intent to issue a subpoena. If DOJ objects to the subpoena because it will interfere with an ongoing investigation, the VA OIG may not issue the subpoena.
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Official text
Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2020
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] · 2 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5843, Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2020 (2020-11-25)
Cosponsors on this site
Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen (R-AS), Chris Pappas (D-NH)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr5843.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr5843 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116