# 119-hr-3643: VA Data Transparency and Trust Act

119-hr-3643, VA Data Transparency and Trust Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA); status in_committee (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3643
- Congress: 119
- Title: VA Data Transparency and Trust Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-29
- Sponsor: Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**VA data transparency and secure researcher access** is the core goal. The bill requires detailed, standardized VHA and VBA data reports and creates protected systems for researchers to use anonymized VA records to study care, costs, and outcomes.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Bost, Mike [R-IL-12] (R-IL), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-06-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-06-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hurd, Jeff [R-CO-3] (R-CO), 2025-06-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK), 2025-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Research access to anonymized VA benefits data: mixed, medium. If enacted, VA would run a secure data system for five years after enactment. Approved researchers who meet VA security rules would get access to anonymized, individual-level VA benefits records. Data would include age, sex, race, service branch and time served, number of dependents, and State. It…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3643 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3643)

## Related
- [119-hr-1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3643 (as of 2026-04-21).