{"id":81777,"date":"2026-03-18T20:58:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T20:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/03\/18\/house-republicans-seek-new-strategy-for-passing-va-policy-bills\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T17:04:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T17:04:05","slug":"house-republicans-seek-new-strategy-for-passing-va-policy-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2026\/03\/18\/house-republicans-seek-new-strategy-for-passing-va-policy-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"House Republicans seek new strategy for passing VA policy bills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee wants to develop a \u201cmust-pass\u201d authorization bill process for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/03\/18\/va-awarded-authority-to-appoint-legal-guardians-for-impaired-veterans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2026\/03\/18\/va-awarded-authority-to-appoint-legal-guardians-for-impaired-veterans\/\">Department of Veterans Affairs<\/a> similar to the legislative procedure used to approve the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/12\/08\/troops-to-get-38-pay-raise-under-proposed-defense-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/12\/08\/troops-to-get-38-pay-raise-under-proposed-defense-bill\/\">National Defense Authorization Act<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Mike Bost, R-Ill., kicked off a series of hearings Wednesday on legislation that would reauthorize several significant VA programs and said he wants to create a comprehensive authorization process \u2014 an omnibus-style procedure \u2014 that would ensure a yearly legislative review of all VA programs, some of which have not been reauthorized for 30 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bost said such oversight is needed to ensure that the VA remains accountable to its customers, taxpayers and Congress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>\u201c<\/i>When programs fall short, it is the duty of this committee to ask questions, demand answers and make the legislative changes necessary to fix the problem,\u201d Bost said. \u201cReauthorization is not simply a procedural exercise. It is how Congress evaluates whether programs are working as intended and whether the department is using its authorities responsibly.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, the Congressional Budget Office identified more than $122 billion in expenditures at the department with lapsed authorizations. According to the office, Congress has allowed 18 authorization laws \u2014 those that set policy and recommend funding levels \u2014 for the VA to expire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bost said the committee needs to tackle reauthorization to ensure that Congress has \u201cthe means to modernize [the] VA.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[These bills] are designed to restore accountability, improve transparency and ensure that VA remains focused on veterans,\u201d Bost said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the start of the second Trump administration, members of Congress have complained that the VA has become significantly less responsive to congressional inquiries and oversight. During a hearing in January, Bost scolded VA officials for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/01\/22\/va-chiefs-policies-delaying-care-destroying-work-force-report-says\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/01\/22\/va-chiefs-policies-delaying-care-destroying-work-force-report-says\/\">repeated delays<\/a> in providing responses and testimony to Congress, saying he considered preventing the department from testifying given its lack of timeliness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Likewise, at the same hearing, the committee\u2019s ranking Democrat, Rep. Mark Takano of California, said the delays showed \u201cenormous disrespect.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is inexcusable. This should never happen again,\u201d Takano said. \u201cGet your testimony here on time, especially when we\u2019re reviewing $1 trillion [in spending].\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bost has discussed creating a single authorization bill for the VA since last year, sharing his vision first with Politico Pro. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While none of the 27 bills considered Wednesday was a comprehensive authorization proposal, the collection featured several prioritized by House Republicans for review, including bills that address the VA\u2019s restructuring of its health care system, evaluation of the VA\u2019s national drug formulary and reforms of its leasing and construction and contracting and procurement process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe goal is simple: better coordination, stronger accountability and better outcomes for veterans,\u201d Bost said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the NDAA, House and Senate Armed Services subcommittee members draft portions of the separate bills for their areas of interest, then vote and move their section along to the full committee for consideration. At each step, lawmakers can propose amendments, which are then voted on by committee and either rolled into the bill or rejected. Eventually, the bills are voted on by the respective chambers, and the versions are reconciled in conference before both are passed again. The final bill is then sent to the president\u2019s desk for signing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the VA, the authorization process has been piecemeal, with lawmakers proposing policy bills as they see need. For example, other bills proposed Wednesday included legislation that would expand dental care to all veterans in the VA health system and create a Toxic Exposure Advisory Committee to support implementation of the PACT Act. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VA officials at the hearing said that while they \u201cstrongly support congressional oversight and engagement,\u201d the department has concerns on comprehensive legislation, saying it \u201ccould cause serious disruption to VA benefits and services.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cVA believes that a clear accounting of programs and services could be achieved through additional avenues such as additional requests for information, briefing request, additional oversight hearings or requiring additional justification materials,\u201d said Phil Christy, the VA\u2019s chief acquisition officer. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the hearing, Takano said he wasn\u2019t sure that the NDAA strategy would work but added that he is \u201ccertainly willing to try.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI welcome an effort by this chamber by our House and by this committee to reclaim its authorities and reaffirm our Article I powers by doing the real oversight the VA so desperately needs,\u201d said Takano, referring to the portion of the Constitution that established Congress and gave it the powers to create laws, raise revenue and declare war. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bost noted that committee oversight is a constitutional responsibility and VA must be accountable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is a task \u2026 not an ask,\u201d Bost said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. 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