U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9862: Responsible Artificial Intelligence for Veterans Act of 2026
Status: In committee, July 29, 2026
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center for the conduct of an independent evaluation of artificial intelligence systems in use by the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center for the conduct of an independent evaluation of artificial intelligence systems in use by the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, July 22, 2026:
A BILL To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center for the conduct of an independent evaluation of artificial intelligence systems in use by the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Responsible Artificial Intelligence for Veterans Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Independent evaluation of artificial intelligence systems used by Veterans Health Administration (a) Independent evaluation Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center for the conduct of an independent evaluation of artificial intelligence systems deployed, in pilot, or in active development, for clinical use within the Veterans Health Administration. An evaluation conducted pursuant to such an agreement shall prioritize not fewer than five artificial intelligence systems that are deployed at scale or that present an elevated clinical, operational, or patient safety risk. (b) Matters for evaluation An independent evaluation carried out under subsection (a) shall address each of the following with respect to the artificial intelligence systems evaluated: (1) The integration and operational readiness of the systems, including-- (A) the adequacy of technological infrastructure supporting deployment and …
Sponsors
- Gregory Murphy (R, HD-003) · primary sponsor
- Derrick Van Orden (R, HD-003)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Common questions
- What is HB9862?
- HB9862 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Responsible Artificial Intelligence for Veterans Act of 2026.
- What does HB9862 do?
- In its own words: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research and development center for the conduct of an independent evaluation of artificial intelligence systems in use by the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9862?
- In committee as of July 29, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. (July 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9862?
- Gregory Murphy (R, HD-003), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB9862?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9862
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