Brian Tally VA Employment Transparency Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2640 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2640 To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that certain health care contractors of the Department of Veterans Affairs are subject to Federal tort claims laws, to improve the accountability of physicians of the Department, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 3, 2025 Mr. Luttrell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that certain health care contractors of the Department of Veterans Affairs are subject to Federal tort claims laws, to improve the accountability of physicians of the Department, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Brian Tally VA Employment Transparency Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. ACCOUNTABILITY OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AT FACILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (a) Treatment of Contractors Under Federal Tort Claims Laws.-- Section 7316 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(g)(1)(A) This section shall not apply with respect to civil actions or other proceedings brought by an individual, or the estate of an individual, for damages for personal injury, including death, allegedly arising from the malpractice or negligence of a non- Department provider in the course of providing hospital care, medical services, or nursing home care at a facility of the Department, if the Secretary provides to the individual, or the estate of the individual, by not later than 45 days after the Secretary receives notice of th