# 119-hr-2828: VA DATA Access Transparency and Accountability Act of 2025

119-hr-2828, VA DATA Access Transparency and Accountability Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2828
- Congress: 119
- Title: VA DATA Access Transparency and Accountability Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2025-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2025-06-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tighter limits on VA data sharing: benefit, low. 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 prof…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2828 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2828)

## Related
- [119-hr-4275: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4275)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2828 (as of 2026-04-21).