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VA Health Care Capacity Assessment Act
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report biennially on staffing of medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Summary
- Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit biennial reports to Congress assessing staffing levels at all VA medical facilities.
- Requires assessment of whether VA has appropriate staffing levels for health care professionals, support personnel, clinical panel sizes, and physical plant space.
- Requires reports to include current wait times and workload levels at key clinics including mental health, primary care, gastroenterology, and women's health.
- Requires reports to include analysis of succession planning, vacant positions, and barriers to filling staffing shortages at VA facilities.
- Requires tracking and reporting of health care provider turnover data, including removals, retirements, and departures by provider type.
- Requires reports to include plans for addressing staffing issues, improving the credentialing process, and filling positions vacant for more than 180 days.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Mark Takano’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $20,150
- PAFCO $13,200
- VETERANS UNITED HOME LOANS $11,600
- ESRI $7,910
- THOMAS SAFRAN & ASSOCIATES $7,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Mark Takano → · Outside spending →
Actions (3)
- Jun 30, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. · house
- Jun 24, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Jun 24, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 24, 2026
Mr. Takano introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report biennially on staffing of medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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 “VA Health Care Capacity Assessment Act”.
SEC. 2. BIENNIAL REPORT ON STAFFING OF MEDICAL FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
(a) Report Required.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not later than December 31 of each even- numbered year thereafter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a report assessing the staffing of each medical facility of the Department.
(b) Elements.—Each report submitted under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:
(1) The results of a system-wide assessment of all medical facilities of the Department to ensure the following:
(A) Appropriate staffing levels for health care professionals to meet the goals of the Secretary for timely access to care for veterans.
(B) Appropriate staffing levels for support personnel, including clerks.
(C) Appropriate sizes for clinical panels.
(D) Appropriate numbers of full-time staff, or full-time equivalents, dedicated to direct care of patients.
(E) Appropriate physical plant space to meet the capacity needs of the Department in the area.
(F) Such other factors that the Secretary determines necessary.
(2) A plan for addressing any issues identified in the assessment under paragraph (1), including a timeline for addressing such issues.
(3) A list of the current wait times and workload levels for the following clinics in each medical facility:
(A) Mental health.
(B) Primary care.
(C) Gastroenterology.
(D) Women’s health.
(E) Such other clinics that the Secretary determines appropriate.
(4) A description of—
(A) the results of the most current determination of the Inspector General under subsection (a) of section 7412 of title 38, United States Code; and
(B) a plan to use direct appointment authority under subsection (b) of such section to fill staffing shortages, including recommendations for improving the speed at which the credentialing and privileging process can be conducted.
(5) The current staffing models of the Department for the following clinics, including recommendations for changes to such models:
(A) Mental health.
(B) Primary care.
(C) Gastroenterology.
(D) Women’s health.
(E) Such other clinics that the Secretary determines appropriate.
(6) A detailed analysis of succession planning at medical facilities of the Department, including the following:
(A) The number of positions in medical facilities throughout the Department that are not filled by a permanent employee.
(B) The length of time each position described in subparagraph (A) remained vacant or filled by a temporary or acting employee.
(C) A description of any barriers to filling the positions described in subparagraph (A).
(D) A plan for filling any positions that are vacant or filled by a temporary or acting employee for more than 180 days.
(E) A plan for handling emergency circumstances, such as administrative leave or sudden medical leave for senior officials.
(7) The number of health care providers of the Department who have been removed from their positions, have retired, or have left their positions for another reason, disaggregated by provider type, during the two-year period preceding the submission of the report.
(8) Of the health care providers specified in paragraph (7) who have been removed from their positions, the following:
(A) The number of such health care providers who were reassigned to other positions in the Department.
(B) The number of such health care providers who left the Department.
(C) The number of such health care providers who left the Department and whom the Secretary subsequently rehired. <all>
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