Veteran DATA Act
Latest action · Apr 15, 2026 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 30, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 30, 2026 to Jun 23, 2026; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | Tom Barrett | Original | Jan 30, 2026 |
| D-VA | Eugene Simon Vindman | Jun 23, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 30, 2026 |
| Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee | Referred Mar 25, 2026Hearings Mar 26, 2026Markup Apr 15, 2026Reported Apr 15, 2026 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 15, 2026Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
- Apr 15, 2026Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Mar 25, 2026Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Mar 24, 2026Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
- Jan 30, 2026Introduced in House
- Jan 30, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 22, January 30, 2026, page H1922.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 119-52 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING147 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Mar 25, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 7241 | Protect Veterans from the THIEF Act | Related bill | Feb 12, 2026 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from entering into a contract pursuant to which the contractor may sell sensitive personal information maintained by the Secretary and to ensure the protection of personal information in certain contracts of the Department.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Veteran DATA Act
- Veteran Data Accountability for Third-party Actors Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 30, 2026Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
