VA Police Recruitment and Retention Act of 2026
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.
- IntroducedMar 19, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 4, 2026.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Jun 4, 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 Mar 19, 2026 |
| Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee | Referred Mar 24, 2026Hearings Mar 25, 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.
- Mar 19, 2026Introduced in House
- Mar 19, 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. 50, March 19, 2026, page H2622.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 119-419 | PROTECTING THOSE WHO SERVED: A REVIEW OF VA POLICE OPERATIONS88 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | May 13, 2026 |
| Serial No. 119-52 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING147 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Mar 25, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the downgrading of law enforcement positions in the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- VA Police Recruitment and Retention Act of 2026
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 19, 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.
