Require the VA to disclose to every veteran any use of artificial intelligence, including in claims processing and customer service chats.

Tom Barrett · Michigan · Republican

policy impact 0.62 specificity 0.92 extraction confidence 96%

Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Require the VA to disclose any use of AI to every veteran, including AI use in claims processing and customer service chats.. Promised outcome: Veterans are informed when the VA uses AI in their interactions or claims processing.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Official U.S. House press release during Barrett's term as U.S. Representative for Michigan's 7th District, describing H.R. 10417.

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Evidence

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Last Action Date Listed September 16, 2026 Action Mr. Barrett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official GovInfo metadata shows Barrett introduced H.R. 10417 and it was referred to committee; no enactment or implementation action is shown, so the commitment remains unresolved while documenting concrete effort.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10417 (IH) - VA AI Transparency Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr10417ih | Related Documents | GovInfo
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that, except as provided in subsection (c), with respect to each instance in which the Department of Veterans Affairs uses artificial intelligence to interact with a covered individual, the Secretary discloses such use to the covered individual.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text matches the promise by requiring VA disclosure of AI interactions, but it is phrased as a post-enactment obligation and the official status is only introduced/referred.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10417 Introduced in House - VA AI Transparency Act of 2026
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Public state: pending As of 2026-10-05 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. same_term A for effort

The verified commitment describes H.R. 10417 as requiring VA disclosure of AI use to veterans. The verified bill passage contains matching operative language, but only as a requirement that would take effect after enactment. There is no verified evidence that the bill was enacted or that VA implemented the disclosure requirement by the as_of_date, and no deadline has expired. The candidate is materially tied to the commitment through the verified original House release, so this supports effort but not delivery.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%