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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.
Action Timeline
2025-09-16
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2025-09-15
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-09-15
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4296)
2025-09-15
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)
2025-09-15
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3494.
2025-09-15
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4296)
2025-09-15
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2025-09-15
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 229.
2025-09-15
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-273.
2025-09-15
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 119-273.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.3494 pass?
HR.3494 is still alive. Current stage: PASSED_ONE. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does HR.3494 do?
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.
Who sponsored HR.3494?
HR.3494 was sponsored by Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-Virginia).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 3494 EH: VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act U.S. House of Representatives text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3494 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act . 2. Management of supply chains for medical facilities of Department of Veterans Affairs (a) Authorization The Secretary of Veterans Affairs is authorized to— (1) purchase or develop for the Veterans Health Administration a cloud-based information technology system for the management of inventory, including expendable and nonexpendable items; and (2) implement such system. (b) Pilot If the Secretary purchases or develops a system under subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out a pilot program at one Veterans Health Administration facility before implementing the system throughout the Veterans Health Administration. The pilot program shall be designed to determine whether the functions of the system are satisfactory. (c) Deadline If the Secretary purchases or develops a system under subsection (a), the Secretary shall complete the implementation of the system by not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Limitation The Secretary may not exercise the authority under subsection (a) or subsection (b) until the date on which the Secretary submits to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report that includes— (1) a comprehensive supply chain strategy to guide enterprise-wide implementation, as recommended in the report of the Comptroller General of the United States titled VA Acquisition Management: Comprehensive Supply Chain Management Strategy Key to Address Existing Challenges (GAO–21–445T; published March 24, 2021), which includes success metrics, a plan for data standardization, and staffing models; (2) a cost estimate and implementation schedule for the supply chain modernization program of the Department; (3) a comprehensive staffing assessment of the supply chain and information technology modernization workforces of the Department that includes— (A) monthly staffing gains and losses since October 1, 2022; (B) the current staffing level of each such workforce as of the date of the enactment of this Act; and (C) an estimate of future staffing requirements for the implementation of the supply chain modernization program, disaggregated by each such workforce; and (4) an independent assessment of the review carried out by the Secretary with respect to failures of the supply chain modernization program of the Department. 3. Extension of certain limits on payments of pension Section 5503(d)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking November 30, 2031 and inserting December 31, 2032 . Passed the House of Representatives September 15, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
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