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.
The Veterans' Bill of Rights Act of 2026 requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to formally establish and communicate ten core rights that veterans have when accessing health care, benefits, and services. These rights include access to VA or community providers, respectful treatment, informed consent for medical decisions, comprehensive information about available benefits, protection from retaliation, privacy protections, and fair complaint and appeals processes. The VA must integrate these rights into all policies, provide annual employee training, display them prominently in facilities and online, include them in the military transition assistance curriculum, and add them to the VA's mobile app and benefits portal within 180 days of enactment. Each VA medical facility must also designate a patient advocate to audit compliance with these rights annually. The bill clarifies that it does not create new grounds for lawsuits or change eligibility rules for benefits, but rather codifies existing veterans' protections to ensure consistent and transparent treatment across the VA system nationwide.
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