S. 2264, Advancing Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Response to Crises Act of 2026

April 1, 2026

Cost Estimate

As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on March 18, 2026

S. 2264, Advancing Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Response to Crises Act of 2026 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on March 18, 2026
By Fiscal Year, Millions of Dollars		2026	2026-2031	2026-2036
Direct Spending (Outlays)		0	0	0
Revenues		0	0	0
Increase or Decrease (-) in the Deficit		0	0	0
Spending Subject to Appropriation (Outlays)		*	*	*
Increases net direct spending in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2037?	No	Statutory pay-as-you-go procedures apply?		No
	No	Mandate Effects
Increases on-budget deficits in any of the four consecutive 10-year periods beginning in 2037?	No	Contains intergovernmental mandate?		No
	No	Contains private-sector mandate?		No
* = between zero and $500,000.

S. 2264 would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report to the Congress about the roles and responsibilities of each VA office involved with emergency management. The bill also would require VA to report on the inability of VA employees to access fuel and other resources from the Federal Emergency Management Agency or VA during emergencies and recommend solutions to that lack of access.

On the basis of information from VA about the cost of providing those reports, CBO estimates that implementing S. 2264 would cost less than $500,000 over the 2026-2031 period. Such spending would be subject to the availability of appropriations.

The CBO staff contact for this estimate is David Rafferty. The estimate was reviewed by Christina Hawley Anthony, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis.

Phillip L. Swagel Director, Congressional Budget Office

Phillip L. Swagel

Director, Congressional Budget Office