H.R. 3494

Summary

H.R. 3494, the VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act, was introduced in the House on May 19, 2025 by Rep. Jennifer Kiggans (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Veterans' Affairs, and last saw action on Sep 16, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 3494 has 2 co-sponsors.

119 HR 3494 EH: VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 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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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Jennifer Kiggans (R) sponsors H.R. 3494, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Jennifer Kiggans

Rep. · R–VA-2 · Sponsor

Introduced May 19, 2025

Jimmy Panetta

Rep. · D–CA-19 · Co-sponsor

Joined May 19, 2025 · Original

Eugene Vindman

Rep. · D–VA-7 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jul 25, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 3494 went before 3 committees: Veterans' Affairs, Veterans' Affairs and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee.

Veterans' Affairs

Veterans' Affairs

Referred To · Sep 16, 2025

Veterans' Affairs

Veterans' Affairs

Reported By · Sep 15, 2025 · 285 Bills

Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

Hearings By (subcommittee) · Jun 11, 2025 · 28 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 3494, the latest H. Rept. 119-273.

• H. Rept. 119-273 — VA HOSPITAL INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AUTHORIZATION ACT

Actions

H.R. 3494 has taken 16 actions since May 19, 2025, the latest on Sep 16, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 3494 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 3494 goes by 7 titles, 4 of them short titles.

• 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. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
• VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
• VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
• VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
• VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act — Display Title
• VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 3494, the latest on Aug 6, 2025.

• H.R. 3494, VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act — 2025-08-06As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 23, 2025

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 32 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 3494 in 6 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Veterans, Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Health Issues, Immigration, Medicare/Medicaid, Small Business, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 32.

Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3494 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 6 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3494’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 3494 carries 6 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Health technology, devices, supplies to Veterans' medical care.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 3494, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 84 (Monday, May 19, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia:H.R. 3494.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H2147]

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