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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6794 
To require directors of medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
to submit annual fact sheets to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on 
the status of such facilities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 17, 2025 
Mr. HAMADEH of Arizona (for himself and Ms. LEE of Nevada) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To require directors of medical centers of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs to submit annual fact sheets to the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the status of such facili-
ties, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘VA Medical Center 
Facility Transparency Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT FOR TIMELY SCHEDULING OF AP-
POINTMENTS AT MEDICAL FACILITIES OF DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Chapter 17 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 1706A as section 
1706B; and 
(2) by inserting after section 1706 the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 1706A. Management of health care: timely sched-
uling of appointments at Department fa-
cilities 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT
FOR SCHEDULING.—In man-
aging the provision of hospital care and medical services 
at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
under this chapter, the Secretary shall ensure that when-
ever a covered veteran contacts the Department by tele-
phone to request the scheduling of an appointment for 
care or services for the covered veteran at such a facility, 
the scheduling for the appointment occurs during that 
telephone call (regardless of the prospective date of the 
appointment being scheduled). 
‘‘(b) COVERED VETERAN DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘covered veteran’ means a veteran who is enrolled 
in the system of patient enrollment of the Department 
under section 1705(a) of this title. 
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‘‘(c) SUNSET.—This section shall terminate on the 
date that is three years after the date of the enactment 
of the VA Medical Center Facility Transparency Act.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 1706A and inserting the fol-
lowing new items: 
‘‘1706A. Management of health care: timely scheduling of appointments at De-
partment facilities. 
‘‘1706B. Remediation of medical service lines.’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to requests for appoint-
ment scheduling occurring on or after the date that is 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 3. INFORMATION ON MEDICAL FACILITIES OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) FACT SHEETS.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs shall ensure that each director of a medical center 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs submits to the Sec-
retary, the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate, and the appropriate 
Members of Congress the following: 
(1) An annual concise, easy-to-read fact sheet 
containing, with respect to the year covered by the 
fact sheet each of the following: 
(A) Statistics regarding— 
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(i) the number of veterans who were 
treated at a medical facility of the Depart-
ment under the jurisdiction of the director; 
(ii) the number of appointments con-
ducted by each such facility; 
(iii) the most common illnesses or con-
ditions for which treatment was furnished; 
(iv) the satisfaction of veterans who 
were treated at each such facility; 
(v) how each such facility compares 
with other facilities with respect to the sat-
isfaction of veterans who were treated at 
the facilities; and 
(vi) other matters the director deter-
mines appropriate. 
(B) A description of any successes or 
achievements experienced by such facilities, in-
cluding— 
(i) actions taken to improve such fa-
cilities; 
(ii) actions taken to improve the ac-
cess to and quality of the care provided at 
such facilities; and 
(iii) any other accomplishments deter-
mined appropriate by the director. 
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(C) A description of special areas of em-
phasis or specialization by such facilities, such 
as efforts aimed at meeting the needs of women 
veterans, suicide prevention and other mental 
health initiatives, opioid abuse prevention and 
pain management, or special efforts on veteran 
homelessness, or other matters as the director 
determines appropriate. 
(D) A description of matters concerning 
such facilities that have previously been identi-
fied as deficient and needing remediation that 
are still in need of such remediation. 
(2) A quarterly fact sheet containing, with re-
spect to the quarter covered by the fact sheet, the 
average wait time for veterans to receive treatment 
at the medical facility of the Department under the 
jurisdiction of the director. 
(b) AVAILABILITY.—Each fact sheet under sub-
section (a) shall be made publicly available— 
(1) in a physical form at the relevant medical 
facility of the Department in a conspicuous location; 
and 
(2) in an electronic form on the internet website 
of the facility. 
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(c) TIMING
OF FACT SHEETS.—The fact sheets 
under subsection (a) shall be submitted during the first 
fiscal year beginning after the date that is 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and not less fre-
quently than— 
(1) once each fiscal year thereafter with respect 
to the annual fact sheet under paragraph (1) of such 
subsection; and 
(2) once each fiscal quarter thereafter with re-
spect to the quarterly fact sheet under paragraph 
(2) of such subsection. 
(d) STANDARDIZED FORMAT.—The Secretary shall 
establish a standard format for the fact sheets under sub-
section (a) to ensure that each director of a medical center 
of the Department carries out such subsection in a con-
sistent manner. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate Members of Con-
gress’’ means, with respect to a medical facility of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs about which a 
fact sheet is submitted under subsection (a), the 
Senators representing the State, and the Member, 
Delegate, or Resident Commissioner of the House of 
Representatives representing the district, that in-
cludes the facility. 
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(2) The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the several 
States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
of Puerto Rico, and any territory or possession of 
the United States. 
SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON DETAIL OF DIRECTORS OF MED-
ICAL CENTERS OF DEPARTMENT OF VET-
ERANS AFFAIRS TO DIFFERENT POSITIONS. 
(a) NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after 
detailing a director of a medical center of the De-
partment of Veterans Affairs to a different position 
within the Department, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall notify the Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ 
Affairs of the House of Representatives of such de-
tail. 
(2) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The notifica-
tion required by paragraph (1) shall include, with re-
spect to a director of a medical center who is de-
tailed to a different position within the Department, 
the following information: 
(A) The location at which the director is 
detailed. 
(B) The position title of the detail. 
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(C) The estimated time the director is ex-
pected to be absent from their duties at the 
medical center. 
(D) Such other information as the Sec-
retary may determine appropriate. 
(b) APPOINTMENT OF ACTING DIRECTOR.—Not later 
than 120 days after detailing a director of a medical cen-
ter of the Department to a different position within the 
Department, the Secretary shall appoint an individual as 
acting director of such medical center with all of the au-
thority and responsibilities of the detailed director. 
(c) UPDATE ON DETAIL.—Not later than 120 days 
after detailing a director of a medical center of the De-
partment to a different position within the Department, 
and not less frequently than every 30 days thereafter while 
the detail is in effect or while the director position at the 
medical center is vacant, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the 
Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives an update regarding the status of the detail. 
(d) RETURN TO POSITION OR REASSIGNMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), not later than 180 days after detailing a 
director of a medical center of the Department to a 
different position within the Department, for a rea-
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