CLEAN VA Act
Congress targets VA fraud with tougher penalties, faster discipline, whistleblower awards, and AI claim checks
Stalled
No legislative action in over 90 days.
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Makes it faster for the Veterans Affairs Department to discipline or fire certain employees, with a goal of quicker accountability (a full process capped at 15 business days).
- Raises criminal penalties when a Veterans Affairs employee uses their job access to steal, lie, take bribes, or commit benefits-related fraud, including required payback of losses and possible loss of federal pension in certain cases.
- Strengthens whistleblower protections at Veterans Affairs by pushing retaliation investigations to finish within 60 days and requiring more reporting to Congress and a public summary of results.
- Creates cash awards up to $10,000 for proven internal tips that help stop or uncover major fraud, when the fraud is valued over $100,000 and when funding can come from recovered money.
- Orders a full review of the Veterans Affairs disability rating rules and adds the use of data tools and artificial intelligence to flag suspicious claims, with human review required before action is taken. A report to Congress is due within 180 days after the law starts.
Impact Analysis
Personal Impact
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Milestones
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
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Votes
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Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
CLEAN VA Act
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