# 119-hr-6764: Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee Oversight Act of 2025

119-hr-6764, Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee Oversight Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6764
- Congress: 119
- Title: Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee Oversight Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-01

## Summary

**Reorganizes VA advisory committees into four focused panels on veterans' health, economic transition, underserved populations, and POW/compensation/memorial affairs.** This bill would create those committees with specific membership, reporting deadlines, meeting rules, and sunset dates while phasing out many older advisory panels.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New VA committee for former POWs: benefit, medium. This bill would create an Advisory Committee on Former Prisoners of War, Compensation, and Memorial Affairs to advise VA on POW care, disability compensation, burial, and memorial programs. The Secretary would appoint specified members, name a Chair, and provide staff. Members would serve without p…
- New VA committee for underserved veterans: benefit, medium. This bill would create an Advisory Committee on Veterans Special Populations to advise VA on services for women, minority, tribal, outlying-area, and other underserved veterans. The Secretary would appoint members (including at least two women veterans and two veterans from outlying areas) for stag…
- New VA committee on veterans' health: benefit, medium. This bill would create a Veterans Health Advisory Committee to advise VA on prosthetics, geriatrics, toxic exposures, mental health, and related care. The Secretary would appoint experts and a Chair for staggered two-year terms. Members would serve without pay but could get travel and per diem, and…
- New committee for veterans' jobs and schools: benefit, medium. This bill would establish a Veterans Economic Opportunity and Transition Advisory Committee to advise VA on education benefits, vocational rehab, employment, entrepreneurship, and transition services. The Secretary would appoint experts and a Chair for staggered two-year terms. Members would be unp…
- VA must report inactive advisory committees: benefit, low. This bill would require the VA Secretary to send Congress a list of advisory committees that are authorized but inactive or whose authorization has lapsed. The list would be due within 30 days after the bill's enactment. The requirement would increase transparency about which advisory bodies are fu…
- Sunset for many VA advisory committees: cost, medium. This bill would set a single termination date of September 30, 2026 for a long list of existing VA advisory committees. Named groups include committees on women veterans, prosthetics, readjustment, disability compensation, tribal and outlying area issues, cemeteries and memorials, education, and ot…
- Repeal of VA certification advisory law: cost, low. This bill would remove the statutory authorization for the Professional Certification and Licensure Advisory Committee. If enacted, the legal basis for that advisory body would be deleted. The change would not add funding or change benefit formulas. It would mostly affect stakeholders who used that…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026
- 119-hr-5247: To provide for the International Security Affairs authorities of the Department of State.
- 119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act
- 119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6764 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6764)

## Related
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9200)
- [119-hr-5247: To provide for the International Security Affairs authorities of the Department…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5247)
- [119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9199)
- [119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-624)
- [119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3132)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6764 (as of 2026-08-01).