VA Research Reform Act of 2025

This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to create a central data system that tracks all of its research projects, including funding, approvals, progress, and results. It would set up a tiered review system for research proposals based on risk, with national target timelines, and would let the VA's Under Secretary for Health step in when a review runs past its deadline. It would require the VA to set aside research funds to put research findings into veteran care, and require major research projects to include a veteran impact forecast and a plan for using the results. It would also create regional research hubs, set performance metrics for each VA research facility with a public annual report to Congress, and expand research data sharing with other agencies and partners under federal privacy laws.

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Sponsors

• Gregory F. Murphy Republican sponsor
• 0 cosponsors