# 119-hr-7280: Veteran DATA Act

119-hr-7280, Veteran DATA Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7280
- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7280
- Congress: 119
- Title: Veteran DATA Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-01-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Prohibits VA contractors from selling or monetizing veterans' sensitive personal information.** The bill would also require the Department of Veterans Affairs to add contract clauses, issue employee and contractor guidance, and report to congressional veterans committees within one year to prevent misuse of covered information. - Veterans: Reduces the chance that protected health information or personally identifiable information would be sold or monetized by contractors or their affiliates. - Contractors and subcontractors: Would bar any VA contract that permits selling or disclosing covered information for consideration and require contract clauses forbidding monetization. - VA contracting offices and staff: Would need to include or update clauses in every covered contract and provide guidance to help identify and stop misuse of covered information within one year. - Congress and oversight: Requires VA to submit a report to the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs committees within one year with the contract clause, the issued guidance, and a summary of actions taken. Covered information is defined to include protected health information and personally identifiable information, including anonymized forms, and materials protected under section 552a of title 5, sections 5701 or 7332 of title 38, parts 160, 161, and 164 of title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and other law as determined by the Secretary.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI), 2026-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban VA contractors from selling data: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would bar VA from entering any contract that lets a contractor sell or otherwise disclose sensitive personal information for consideration. It would require the VA to make every covered contract include a clause banning monetization, sale, or other misuse by contractors, subcon…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-7280 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7280)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7280 (as of 2026-09-21).