Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee Oversight Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6764 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6764 To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish new, and terminate certain, advisory committees of the Department of Veterans Affairs. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 16, 2025 Mr. Self introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish new, and terminate certain, advisory committees of the Department of Veterans Affairs. 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 ``Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee Oversight Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW ADVISORY COMMITTEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. Subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new sections (and amending the table of sections at the beginning of such chapter accordingly): ``Sec. 549. Veterans Health Advisory Committee ``(a) Establishment.--There is in the Department an advisory committee to be known as the `Veterans Health Advisory Committee' (in this section referred to as the `Committee'). ``(b) Membership; Terms; Chair.--(1) The Secretary shall appoint the members of the Committee, including the following: ``(A) A veteran who uses prosthetic or rehabilitative health care services of the Department. ``(B) An individual with expertise in prosthetics or rehabilitative health care for disabled veterans. ``(C) An individual with expertise in geriatrics or gerontology, including long-term care for veterans. ``(D) An individual with expertise in environmental health or toxic exposures described in subcha