VA Health Care Capacity Assessment Act

Sponsor: Mark Takano (Democratic-CA)June 24, 2026

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Requires regular reports on VA medical facility staffing to improve veteran care.

This bill would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to regularly report on staffing, wait times, and capacity at its medical facilities. This aims to ensure veterans get timely access to care by identifying and addressing problems. The first report would be due about six months after the bill becomes law.

What Would Change

Today, there is no law requiring the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to send Congress a regular, comprehensive report on staffing, wait times, and capacity at its medical facilities. This means Congress does not consistently receive detailed data on these critical areas. If this bill becomes law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs would be required to submit a detailed report every two years to Congress. This report would assess staffing levels, wait times, workload, and personnel changes across all VA medical facilities, with the first report due about six months after the bill takes effect.

Key Provisions

Requires the VA to send a detailed report to Congress every two years about staffing at all its medical facilities.
Demands a system-wide check of VA facilities to ensure enough healthcare staff, support personnel, and physical space.
Includes a plan in the report to fix any staffing or capacity problems found, with a timeline for those changes.
Lists current wait times and workload levels for mental health, primary care, gastroenterology, and women's health clinics in each VA facility.
Includes the Inspector General's findings on staffing and a plan to use special hiring powers to fill shortages, along with ways to speed up the hiring and approval process for new staff.

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VA Health Care Capacity Assessment Act

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