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To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose each instance in which the Secretary uses artificial intelligence to interact with a covered individual, and for other purposes.

Summary, written by a model from the CRS summary

This bill requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose every instance in which AI is used to interact with a covered individual, such as a veteran. It is a disclosure and transparency requirement for government-facing AI.

Model-rated AI relevance 90%: It directly governs transparency obligations for federal agency use of AI in interactions with the public. (claude-opus-5, Sep 21, 2026)

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Data as of: bills Sep 21, 2026 · votes Sep 21, 2026 · statements Sep 21, 2026. What changed

Progress

  1. Introduced

    Sep 16, 2026

  2. Reported by committee

  3. Passed House

  4. Passed Senate

  5. Became law

Latest action · September 16, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

What members said

Releases that cite this bill first, then releases on the same topics.

Tom BarrettRepublicantoward oversightSep 18, 2026 · cites this bill by number

Barrett introduced bills to require human review of VA benefit claims decisions and mandate VA disclosure of AI use to veterans.

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Pramila JayapalDemocrattoward oversightSep 17, 2026 · same topic

Jayapal held a hearing on harms of surveillance AI and Big Tech monopoly power, calling for structural regulatory solutions to break up AI oligopoly control.

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Michael LawlerRepublicantoward oversightSep 17, 2026 · same topic

Lawler demanded transparency on state electricity discounts given to data centers, saying the public deserves to know the cost to ratepayers.

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Michael LawlerRepublicantoward oversightSep 17, 2026 · same topic

Lawler and Gottheimer pushed their Stop Rogue AI Act directing NIST to set national standards for monitoring and controlling autonomous AI agents.

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Addison McDowellRepublicantoward oversightSep 17, 2026 · same topic

McDowell is introducing a bill requiring intelligence agencies to report to Congress on their use of AI under FISA Section 702 for oversight and Fourth Amendment protection.

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James WalkinshawDemocrattoward oversightSep 17, 2026 · same topic

Walkinshaw introduced a bill requiring intelligence agencies to report to Congress on AI use under FISA Section 702 to ensure oversight and protect constitutional rights.

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John HickenlooperDemocrattoward oversightSep 17, 2026 · same topic

Hickenlooper calls for Senate hearings and stronger AI guardrails, including independent audits and accountability for harms.

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Tammy BaldwinDemocrattoward oversightSep 17, 2026 · same topic

Baldwin and Scott call for an FTC investigation into Amazon's and Walmart's AI shopping chatbots for hiding Made in USA products.

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Bill data read 2026-09-21T12:57:38.683Z