# 119-hr-770: Accountability for Veterans Act

119-hr-770, Accountability for Veterans Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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- As of: 2025-12-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-770
- Congress: 119
- Title: Accountability for Veterans Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Accountability for veterans**. This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to report to Congress on three issues: why there is a backlog of appeals of disability claims; how to increase information, resources, and tools for service members and spouses in the Transition Assistance Program; and the persistent management problems affecting VA health care systems rated one star. - Veterans filing disability claims: The VA would provide a report identifying reasons the appeals backlog exists and factors that delay decisions. - Service members and spouses in the Transition Assistance Program: The VA would propose ways to increase the information, resources, and tools available to program participants. - Patients and managers at one-star VA health systems: The VA would describe persistent management problems that affect those low-rated facilities.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-8516: American Leadership in AI Act
- 119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-770 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/770)

## 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-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-8516: American Leadership in AI Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8516)
- [119-hr-3633: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3633)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-770 (as of 2025-12-21).