Veterans’ Bill of Rights Act of 2026

This bill would require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to inform veterans of their rights when receiving VA health care, benefits, and services. The listed rights include respectful treatment, informed consent, privacy, filing complaints, written updates on claims, and appealing adverse decisions. The VA would have to train all employees on these rights each year, post them at all facilities and online, add them to the military Transition Assistance Program, and add them to 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 or change eligibility rules for care or benefits.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Marsha Blackburn Republican sponsor
• 8 cosponsors