Proposal:Department of Veterans Affairs Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act of 2019

This proposal is archived and closed to further debate. It was introduced in the 116th Congress, which has concluded, and the bill was not enacted into law.

Bill	S 341
Type of Legislation	Senate Bill
Congress	116
Source	View original on Congress.gov

Geographic Scope

National

Description

Department of Veterans Affairs Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act of 2019

This bill addresses procurement procedures in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Specifically, the bill requires the VA to record the amount of any cost savings realized by using competitive procedures in awarding contracts reported in the Federal Procurement Data System (or successor systems).

The VA shall make available and use on a VA-wide basis the standardized procurement templates already used internally at certain VA offices.

Bill Title

Department of Veterans Affairs Procurement Efficiency and Transparency Act of 2019

Linked Goals

• Goal:Promote General Welfare

Steps

• 2019-02-05: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
• 2019-02-05: Introduced in Senate

Projected Outcome

A more informed proposal or public response aligned with the Promote General Welfare goal.