# 119-hr-9510: VHA OPEN Policies Act of 2026

119-hr-9510, VHA OPEN Policies Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-24).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9510
- As of: 2026-07-24
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9510
- Congress: 119
- Title: VHA OPEN Policies Act of 2026
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-06-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-24

## Summary

**Public access to VHA national policies** is the bill's main goal. It would require the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health to post all Veterans Health Administration national policies on a VA website within 90 days and to publish any new or revised policy within 30 days. - Veterans and families: Would give veterans, caregivers, and family members a single online place to read the rules that govern VHA care and programs. - VA clinicians and staff: Would provide a centralized repository of Directives, Handbooks, Memoranda, guidance, and procedure guides so staff can find the policies they must follow. - Advocates and researchers: Would make it easier for advocates, researchers, and the public to track policy content and changes, including updates posted within 30 days. - Transparency and oversight: Would increase public visibility into how VHA implements national programs by publishing internal guidance and procedure guides.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC), 2026-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- VA posts health policies online: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would require the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health to post all Veterans Health Administration national policies on an appropriate VA website within 90 days. The materials would include Directives, Handbooks, Memoranda from the Under Secretary, and guidance or proc…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2902: SOAR Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-9510 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9510)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-2902: SOAR Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2902)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9510 (as of 2026-07-24).