# 119-hr-9665: VA Police Security Enhancement Act

119-hr-9665, VA Police Security Enhancement Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9665
- Congress: 119
- Title: VA Police Security Enhancement Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-07-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-25

## Summary

**This bill would expand VA police authority over VA property and nearby areas** and create a dedicated funding account plus reporting rules to modernize security at Department of Veterans Affairs facilities. - Veterans, patients, and visitors would see tighter on-site security through required access controls, surveillance systems, rapid response protocols, and closer coordination with other law enforcement. - VA police officers would get clearer, broader jurisdiction covering land owned, leased, or immediately surrounding VA sites, and could act off property only to protect VA people or property, in hot pursuit, or under written agreements. - The Department would get a Veterans Affairs Police and Security Operations Account to fund hiring, training, and security upgrades, must issue implementing regulations within 180 days, and the new account authority would end after 3 years; Congress would receive regular data and briefings and the Comptroller General would evaluate coordination and training.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Broader VA police powers and security: benefit, medium. This bill would expand what counts as VA property to include land and buildings VA occupies, leases, or leases to others, plus the area immediately around them. VA police duties would explicitly include protecting veterans, VA staff, visitors, and VA property and keeping facilities running. VA offi…
- New VA police funding account: benefit, medium. The bill would create a Treasury account called the Veterans Affairs Police and Security Operations Account. Congress could deposit amounts it appropriates into this account. Money in the account would be for hiring and training VA police officers, security systems and infrastructure, and coordinat…
- More VA oversight and GAO review: benefit, low. The bill would require the VA Secretary to provide, on request, policies, arrest and use-of-force data, and briefings to the Veterans' Affairs committees. The Secretary would also send an annual report on VA police staffing, training, capability gaps, and enforcement activity for the prior year. Th…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-9665 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9665)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [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-6976: Duty Status Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6976)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9665 (as of 2026-09-25).