S3311Referred to Committee

Veterans Affairs Peer Review Neutrality Act of 2025

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2025-12-02
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Gary C. Peters
Gary C. Peters
Democrat · MI · Senator
Votes with party: 81.5% (840 recorded votes)

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Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

2026-04-29

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Plain-English Summary

The bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to use neutral, independent reviewers when evaluating complaints about VA medical care and decisions, rather than allowing VA staff members to review their own colleagues' work. This change aims to make the appeals process fairer for veterans who believe they received poor treatment or made incorrect benefit decisions. Veterans seeking to challenge VA decisions would benefit from having outside experts examine their cases instead of internal VA personnel.

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Armed Forces and National Security

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3311 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3311 To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate conflicts of interest in peer review for quality management of care conducted by the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 2, 2025 Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Boozman, and Ms. Slotkin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate conflicts of interest in peer review for quality management of care conducted by the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes. 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 Affairs Peer Review Neutrality Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN PEER REVIEW FOR QUALITY MANAGEMENT OF CARE PROVIDED BY VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION. (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 7311A the following new section: ``Sec. 7311B. Elimination of conflicts of interest in peer review for quality management of care ``(a) In General.--Each individual responsible for conducting peer review for quality management of care provided by a health care provider at a medical facility of the Department and each member of a peer review committee with respect to quality management of such care shall withdraw from participation in a case review if-- ``(1) the individual has direct involvement with the care under review; or ``(2) the individual is unable to conduct an objective, impartial, accurate, and informed review. ``(b) Neutral Assessment of Conduct of Committee Members.--Each medical facility of the Department shall develop procedures and guidelines for that facility to require that any initial peer review for quality management that is conducted with respect to care provided by a health care provider who is a member of the peer review committee for that facility be evaluated, discussed, and assigned a final level review by a neutral peer review committee at another facility of the Department.''. (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7311A the following new item: ``7311B. Elimination of conflicts of interest in peer review for quality management of care.''. <all>
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