H.R. 9510

Summary

H.R. 9510, the VHA OPEN Policies Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Jun 29, 2026 by Rep. Maxine Dexter (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Subcommittee on Health, and last saw action on Jun 30, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Record

Text

H.R. 9510 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 9510 IH: Veterans Health Administration Online Publication and Easy Navigation of Policies Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-06-29
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 9510  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 29, 2026   Ms. Dexter  (for herself and  Mr. Murphy ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
To direct the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health to make publicly available all national policies of the Veterans Health Administration.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Veterans Health Administration Online Publication and Easy Navigation of Policies Act of 2026   or the   VHA OPEN Policies Act of 2026  .
2.
Public availability of all Veterans Health Administration national policies
(a)
In general
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health shall make publicly available, on an appropriate website of the Department of Veterans Affairs, all national policies of the Veterans Health Administration, including each of the following:
(1)
Directives.
(2)
Handbooks.
(3)
Memoranda issued by the Under Secretary.
(4)
Guidance and procedure guides necessary for understanding the implementation of the national policies of the Administration and any programs governed by such policies.
(b)
Updates
In the case of any national policy that is established or revised after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall include the new or revised national policy on the website required under subsection (a) by not later than 30 days after the date of the establishment or revision of the policy.

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To direct the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health to make publicly available all national policies of the Veterans Health Administration.

Sponsors

Rep. Maxine Dexter (D) sponsors H.R. 9510, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Maxine Dexter

Rep. · D–OR-3 · Sponsor

Introduced Jun 29, 2026

Greg Murphy

Rep. · R–NC-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jun 29, 2026 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 9510 went before 2 committees: Health Subcommittee and Veterans' Affairs.

Health Subcommittee

Health Subcommittee

Referred to · Jun 30, 2026 · 143 Bills

Veterans' Affairs

Veterans' Affairs

Referred To · Jun 29, 2026 · 285 Bills

Actions

H.R. 9510 has taken 3 actions since Jun 29, 2026, the latest on Jun 30, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 9510 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 9510 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• VHA OPEN Policies Act of 2026 — Display Title
• VHA OPEN Policies Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Veterans Health Administration Online Publication and Easy Navigation of Policies Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To direct the Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health to make publicly available all national policies of the Veterans Health Administration. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 9510 in 1 quarterly filing, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Defense, Education, Government Issues, Health Issues, Housing, Medical/Disease Research/Clinical Labs.

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Firms

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 9510 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 9510’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 9510, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 108 (Monday, June 29, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. DEXTER:H.R. 9510.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H4317]

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