Protect Veterans from the THIEF Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7241 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7241 To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from entering into a contract pursuant to which the contractor may sell sensitive personal information maintained by the Secretary and to ensure the protection of personal information in certain contracts of the Department. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 27, 2026 Ms. Budzinski (for herself and Mr. Barrett) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from entering into a contract pursuant to which the contractor may sell sensitive personal information maintained by the Secretary and to ensure the protection of personal information in certain contracts of the Department. 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 ``Protect Veterans from the Theft of Health and Identifying Information in Electronic Forms Act'' or the ``Protect Veterans from the THIEF Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF THE SALE OF SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION MAINTAINED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. Section 5725 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(d) Prohibition of Sale of Sensitive Personal Information.--The Secretary may not enter into a contract that permits the contractor to sell (or otherwise disclose for consideration) sensitive personal information to another entity.''. SEC. 3. PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION IN CONTRACTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. (a) In General.--Not l