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119-hr-2828119th CongressWALLET

VA DATA Access Transparency and Accountability Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3]

In Committee

Summary

Would bar the U.S. DOGE Service from accessing veterans' personal data held by the Department of Veterans Affairs. It would also stop special government employees from using VA-held veteran data for commercial purposes and require any copies be returned when their service ends.

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  • Veterans: Tightens protections on personal health, identifying, and financial information, including medical records, Social Security numbers, addresses, and biometric data.
  • Special government employees: Blocks access or exfiltration of VA veteran data for non-government or commercial uses and requires return of all data after their service period.
  • VA and DOGE Service administrators: Prevents the VA Secretary from granting the DOGE Service administrator access to any veteran data and limits data use to authorized government purposes.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Tighter limits on VA data sharing

If enacted, this bill would tighten who can see veterans’ VA records. The VA would be barred from giving any veteran’s data to the Administrator of the United States DOGE Service. Outside workers called “special Government employees” could only use data for VA‑approved government work, not for profit. When their service ends, they would have to return all data and keep no copies. These rules would cover health, ID, and financial information and would start upon enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3]

NJ • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 4/10/2025

  • Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 6/25/2025

Roll Call Votes

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