H.R. 3494 Passed the House Armed Forces and National Security

VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out an information technology system and prioritize certain requirements to manage supply chains for medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] Introduced May 19, 2025 Cosponsors 2 (2 D) Latest action September 16, 2025

Summary

VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to purchase or develop and implement a cloud-based information technology system for the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to manage inventory. If the VA purchases or develops such a system, the VA must implement a pilot program at one VHA facility before implementing the system throughout the entire VA to determine whether the functions of the system are satisfactory.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Sep 16, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  2. Sep 15, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Sep 15, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4296)
  4. Sep 15, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4296-4297: 1)
  5. Sep 15, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3494.
  6. Sep 15, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4296)
  7. Sep 15, 2025 Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  8. Sep 15, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 229.
  9. Sep 15, 2025 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-273.
  10. Jul 23, 2025 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  11. Jul 23, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  12. Jul 3, 2025 Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged

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