House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
VA AI Transparency Act of 2026
Official title: To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose each instance in which the Secretary uses artificial intelligence to interact with a covered individual, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 16, 2026
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
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Latest action: Sep 16, 2026 — Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10417.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BARRETT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 146, September 16, 2026, Page H5983):Article 1, Section 8 By Mr. BARRETT H.R. 10418. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 16, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 144 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 10417, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10417
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 2, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 3, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Barrett.
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- H.R. 3055 (119th) TRANSPORT Jobs Act
- H.R. 3481 (119th) Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025
- H.R. 3482 (119th) Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 3, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.