VA Medical Center Facility Transparency Act
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8]
In Committee
Summary
Same-call appointment scheduling would require that when an enrolled veteran calls to request an appointment the VA schedules that appointment during the call. The bill would also require public facility fact sheets and tighter limits on temporary moves of medical center directors and would sunset after three years.
Show full summary
- Veterans and families: Enrolled veterans who request appointments by phone would have that appointment scheduled during the call for requests made 180 days after enactment. Quarterly reporting would publish average wait times.
- VA leaders and staffing: Proposed details of medical center directors would trigger a 90-day notice to the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees. The Secretary would need to appoint an acting director within 120 days.
- Public and Congress: Each medical center would publish annual and quarterly fact sheets online and display them at the facility. Annual sheets would list treatment statistics, common conditions, satisfaction scores, and remediation items while quarterly sheets would include average wait time.
Your PRIA Score
Personalized for You
How does this bill affect your finances?
Sign up for a PRIA Policy Scan to see your personalized alignment score for this bill and every other piece of legislation we track. We analyze your financial profile against policy provisions to show you exactly what matters to your wallet.
Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
4 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Same-call scheduling for enrolled veterans
If enacted, when a covered veteran enrolled under 38 U.S.C. 1705(a) calls by telephone to request an appointment, the VA would schedule that appointment during the same call, even if the appointment date is in the future. This scheduling rule would apply only to appointment requests made on or after the date 180 days after enactment. The bill would include a three-year sunset for this scheduling requirement.
Limits on VA director details
If enacted, the Secretary would have to notify the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees no later than 90 days after detailing a VA medical center director to another Department position, including location, title, and estimated absence. The Secretary would have to appoint an acting director with full authority within 120 days and send a status update at 120 days and then at least every 30 days while the post is vacant. Except for ongoing investigations or administrative actions, the Secretary would have 180 days to return the director or reassign and begin hiring a replacement. The Secretary could waive the 180-day limit in successive 90-day increments up to 540 days but must notify Congress within 30 days after exercising a waiver and explain why.
Public fact sheets for VA centers
If enacted, each VA medical center director would have to prepare an annual fact sheet and a quarterly fact sheet in a standard format. Annual sheets would report yearly counts (veterans treated, appointments), most common conditions, veteran satisfaction and comparisons with other facilities, successes and outstanding remediation needs, and special emphasis areas like women veterans or suicide prevention. Quarterly sheets would report the average wait time for the quarter. Fact sheets would be posted conspicuously at the facility, published on the facility website, and sent to the Secretary, the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees, and the facility's Members of Congress. The first reports would be due in the first fiscal year beginning after 180 days from enactment.
Three-year sunset on VA requirements
If enacted, the bill would terminate the requirements it creates three years after enactment. That would end the scheduling, reporting, and director-notice rules on the sunset date. Veterans and oversight bodies could see those reporting and operational requirements stop when the sunset takes effect.
Free Policy Watch
You just read the policy. Now see what it costs you.
Pick a topic. PRIA runs your household against live legislation and sends you a free personalized readout.
Pick a topic to get started
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8]
AZ • R
Cosponsors
Lee (NV)
NV • D
Sponsored 12/17/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
View on Congress.govTake It Personal
Get Your Personalized Policy View
Take the PRIA Score to see how policy affects your household, then upgrade to PRIA Full Coverage for year-round monitoring.
Already have an account? Sign in