# 119-hr-9410: VA Education Oversight Improvement Act

119-hr-9410, VA Education Oversight Improvement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-24).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9410
- As of: 2026-07-24
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9410
- Congress: 119
- Title: VA Education Oversight Improvement Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-06-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-24

## Summary

**Expanded oversight of VA-approved education programs, covering third-party contractors and foreign program sites.** This bill would extend VA review to any location where an approved course or program is offered and add advertising, marketing, recruiting, and enrollment practices to the scope of oversight. - Veterans and students: Would bring programs they use with GI Bill benefits under closer review, including foreign campuses and third-party instructional locations. - Colleges and third-party contractors: Would face VA oversight of their third-party providers and more scrutiny of advertising, marketing, recruiting, and enrollment practices. - State approving agencies and the VA: The Secretary's authority to recognize State approving agencies would continue until Oct 1, 2028. After that date, references to the State approving agency would, for that State, refer to the Secretary. - VA leadership and Congress: Requires an annual assessment by Oct 1 each year through 2028 and a report with the Secretary's recommendations to the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees.

## Provisions PRIA read

- More VA oversight of education: mixed, low. If enacted, this bill would expand VA oversight to third-party contractors that work with VA-approved schools. The VA and State approving agencies would review advertising, marketing, recruiting, and enrollment practices and any site where an approved program is offered, including locations in othe…

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- 119-hr-9224: Child Care Modernization Act of 2026
- 119-hr-8615: FLEETS Now Act
- 119-hr-1144: Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-9410 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9410)

## Related
- [119-hr-9086: Foreign Service Modernization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9086)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-9224: Child Care Modernization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9224)
- [119-hr-8615: FLEETS Now Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8615)
- [119-hr-1144: Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorizatio…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1144)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9410 (as of 2026-07-24).