U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB7683: VA Fiscal Management Modernization Act
Status: In committee, October 9, 2026
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.
What the bill says
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.
From the committee substitute text, October 9, 2026:
A BILL 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. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Fiscal Management Modernization Act . SECTION 2. Assistant Secretary for Management of the Department of Veterans clarification and expansion of authority (a) Change in title Section 308 of title 38, United States Code, is amended, in subsection (a)(3)(A), by striking Assistant Secretary for Management and inserting Assistant Secretary for Planning and Budget . (b) Increase to number of Deputy Assistant Secretaries Such section is further amended, in subsection (d)(1), by striking 19 and inserting 21 . (c) Duties and office Section 309 of such title is amended to read as follows (and the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 3 of such title is amended accordingly): SECTION 309. Chief Financial Officer; Office of Planning and Budget (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. (b) Duties The duties of the Chief Financial Officer include the following: (1) To advise the Secretary on financial management of the Department. (2) To formulate, justify, and execute the budget …
Sponsors
- Jack Bergman (R, HD-001) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 739.
- : Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-842.
- : Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 9.
- : Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 10.
- : Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- : Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- : Subcommittee Hearings Held
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Subjects: Executive agency funding and structure, Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Advisory bodies, Armed Forces and National Security, Department of Veterans Affairs, Budget process
Common questions
- What is HB7683?
- HB7683 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): VA Fiscal Management Modernization Act.
- What does HB7683 do?
- In its own words: 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.
- What is the status of HB7683?
- In committee as of October 9, 2026. Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 739. (October 9, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB7683?
- Jack Bergman (R, HD-001).
- Where is the official record for HB7683?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7683
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