Veterans’ Bill of Rights Act of 2026

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Introduced 2026-01-15Topic: veterans military · health care

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This bill would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inform veterans of their rights when receiving VA health care, benefits, and services. It lists ten rights, including informed consent, privacy, filing complaints, written updates on claims, and appealing decisions. The VA would have to train every employee each year on these rights, post them at all facilities and online, add them to the military Transition Assistance Program, and place them in the VA mobile app and benefits portal within 180 days. Each VA medical facility would designate a patient advocate or ombudsman to audit compliance yearly. The bill states it does not create new rights to sue for damages or change eligibility rules.

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Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-01-15	House	Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-01-15	House	Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-01-15		Introduced in House	introduce
2026-01-15		Introduced in House	introduce

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