I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2828 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to restrict the access and use 
of veterans’ data by the US DOGE Service and special Government 
employees, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 10, 2025 
Mr. CONAWAY (for himself, Mr. CARBAJAL, and Ms. HOULAHAN) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to restrict the 
access and use of veterans’ data by the US DOGE 
Service and special Government employees, 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 DATA Access 
Transparency and Accountability Act of 2025’’ or the ‘‘VA 
DATA Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS OF DOGE SERVICE TO 
PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT VETERANS. 
(a) RESTRICTION
ON ACCESS.—The Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs may not provide to the Administrator of 
the United States DOGE Service (commonly referred to 
as the ‘‘Department of Government Efficiency’’ or 
‘‘DOGE’’) access to any veteran’s data in the possession 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 
(b) RESTRICTION ON USE OF INFORMATION.—No 
special Government employee may access or exfiltrate any 
veteran’s data in the possession of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs for the purpose of using such data— 
(1) for commercial gain; or 
(2) for any reason other than a governmental 
purpose authorized by the Secretary. 
(c) TERMINATION OF ACCESS.—If any special Gov-
ernment employee acquires access to any system of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs that contains any vet-
eran’s data, the Secretary shall ensure that upon the ter-
mination of the period of service of the special Government 
employee, such employee— 
(1) returns all such data to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs; and 
(2) does not retain a copy of any such data. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) The term ‘‘special Government employee’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 202(a) 
of title 18, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘veteran’s data’’ mean data relat-
ing to an individual veteran, including personal 
health information, personal identifying information, 
and financial information. 
(3) The term ‘‘personal health information’’ 
means, with respect to a veteran, any information, 
whether oral or recorded in any form or medium, 
that is related to— 
(A) the health of the veteran, including 
past, present, or future health; 
(B) the medical treatment of the veteran, 
including past, present or future such treat-
ment; or 
(C) any payment made or charged to a vet-
eran related to the health or medical treatment 
of the veteran, including any past, present or 
future such payment. 
(4) The term ‘‘personal identifying informa-
tion’’ means, with respect to a veteran, any informa-
tion, whether oral or recorded in any form or me-
dium, that can be used to uncover the identity of the 
veteran, including— 
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(A) the name, signature, or initials of the 
veteran; 
(B) the social security number of the vet-
eran; 
(C) the drivers license number or passport 
number of the veteran; 
(D) the home or mailing address of the 
veteran; 
(E) the date of birth of the veteran; 
(F) any medical record of the veteran; 
(G) any financial account or credit card 
number of the veteran; and 
(H) any biometric records. 
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