HR9510Referred to Committee

VHA OPEN Policies Act of 2026

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Introduced
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Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-06-29
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Maxine Dexter
Maxine Dexter
Democrat · OR · Representative
Votes with party: 97.3% (586 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Climate & Environment$110k

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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

2026-06-29

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Plain-English Summary

The Department of Veterans Affairs would be required to publish all of its national health policies online so that veterans, their families, and the public can easily access and review them. Currently, many of these policies exist but aren't readily available to the public, making it difficult for veterans to understand what rules and procedures guide their healthcare. This change would increase transparency and help veterans know what to expect when they use VA health services.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9510 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9510 To direct the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health to make publicly available all national policies of the Veterans Health Administration. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 29, 2026 Ms. Dexter (for herself and Mr. Murphy) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health to make publicly available all national policies of the Veterans Health Administration. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Health Administration Online Publication and Easy Navigation of Policies Act of 2026'' or the ``VHA OPEN Policies Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF ALL VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL POLICIES. (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health shall make publicly available, on an appropriate website of the Department of Veterans Affairs, all national policies of the Veterans Health Administration, including each of the following: (1) Directives. (2) Handbooks. (3) Memoranda issued by the Under Secretary. (4) Guidance and procedure guides necessary for understanding the implementation of the national policies of the Administration and any programs governed by such policies. (b) Updates.--In the case of any national policy that is established or revised after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall include the new or revised national policy on the website required under subsection (a) by not later than 30 days after the date of the establishment or revision of the policy. <all>
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