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To direct the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health to make publicly available all national policies of the Veterans Health Administration.
Summary
- Requires the VA Under Secretary for Health to make all Veterans Health Administration national policies publicly available on the VA website within 90 days of enactment.
- Requires public disclosure of VHA directives, handbooks, memoranda, and guidance and procedure guides for implementing policies.
- Requires the VA to post any new or revised national policies on the website within 30 days of establishment or revision.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR)
1 cosponsor
Actions (3)
- Jun 30, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. · house
- Jun 29, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Jun 29, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 29, 2026
Ms. Dexter (for herself and Mr. Murphy) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To direct the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health to make publicly available all national policies of the Veterans Health Administration.
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 Health Administration Online Publication and Easy Navigation of Policies Act of 2026” or the “VHA OPEN Policies Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF ALL VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL POLICIES.
(a) In General.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health shall make publicly available, on an appropriate website of the Department of Veterans Affairs, all national policies of the Veterans Health Administration, including each of the following:
(1) Directives.
(2) Handbooks.
(3) Memoranda issued by the Under Secretary.
(4) Guidance and procedure guides necessary for understanding the implementation of the national policies of the Administration and any programs governed by such policies.
(b) Updates.—In the case of any national policy that is established or revised after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall include the new or revised national policy on the website required under subsection (a) by not later than 30 days after the date of the establishment or revision of the policy. <all>
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