# 119-hr-9862: Responsible Artificial Intelligence for Veterans Act of 2026

119-hr-9862, Responsible Artificial Intelligence for Veterans Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-25).

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- As of: 2026-09-25
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9862
- Congress: 119
- Title: Responsible Artificial Intelligence for Veterans Act of 2026
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-07-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-25

## Summary

**Requires independent evaluations of AI systems used by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA).** The Responsible Artificial Intelligence for Veterans Act of 2026 would require the VA Secretary to seek an agreement with a federally funded research and development center within 90 days to independently review AI tools, prioritizing at least five systems that are deployed at scale or pose elevated clinical or patient-safety risk. - Veterans: The review focuses on clinical effectiveness across diverse veteran populations and whether AI tools improve care, reduce wait times, or cut duplicative services. - Clinicians and staff: Evaluations must check integration with electronic health records, impacts on workflows and staffing, usability, training needs, and safeguards that let clinicians override AI recommendations. - VA administrators and procurement: The study would assess governance, lifecycle management, data protections, compliance with privacy and cybersecurity laws, and cost and resource stewardship for acquisition and sustainment. - Oversight and transparency: Reports must examine performance metrics, bias detection and mitigation, documentation and audibility of models, and scalability including environmental effects when deployed widely.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Independent AI review for VA care: benefit, low. This bill would require the VA Secretary to seek, within 90 days, an agreement with a federally funded research center (an FFRDC) to do an independent review of AI used in clinical care at the Veterans Health Administration. The review would prioritize at least five AI systems that are widely used…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9862 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9862)

## Related
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9862 (as of 2026-09-25).