Support the VA Hiring Integrity Act to prohibit the Department of Veterans Affairs from hiring or retaining individuals who have knowingly committed fraud involving federal funds.

Josh Brecheen · Oklahoma · Republican

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Support the VA Hiring Integrity Act of 2026 as an original cosponsor.. Promised outcome: Prohibit the Department of Veterans Affairs from hiring or retaining individuals who have knowingly committed fraud involving federal funds.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Federal office context: U.S. Representative for Oklahoma's 2nd District; listed as an original cosponsor of H.R. 10556 in a September 25, 2026 congressional press release.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Paul Gosar, D.D.S. (AZ-09), issued the following statement in response to introducing H.R. 10556 , the VA Hiring Integrity Act of 2026 , legislation that would prohibit the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from hiring or retaining individuals who have knowingly committed fraud involving federal funds.

Josh Brecheen was listed as an original cosponsor of H.R. 10556, the VA Hiring Integrity Act of 2026, which would bar the VA from hiring or retaining individuals who knowingly committed fraud involving federal funds.

Gosar Introduces VA Hiring Integrity Act to Keep Convicted Fraudsters Off VA Payroll | Congressman Paul Gosar D.D.S
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Evidence

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Original Cosponsors (34): Alford, Baird, Bean, Bergman, Biggs (SC), Bilirakis, Bost, Brecheen

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The bill sponsor's official release names Josh Brecheen as an original cosponsor of H.R. 10556, the VA Hiring Integrity Act of 2026, which is concrete support during his current House term.

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Gosar Introduces VA Hiring Integrity Act to Keep Convicted Fraudsters Off VA Payroll | Congressman Paul Gosar D.D.S
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Latest official action: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The available bill-status record shows H.R. 10556 remained referred to committee, with no House passage, Senate passage, or enactment found as of September 27, 2026.

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Public state: pending As of 2026-09-27 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown

The only verified status evidence says H.R. 10556 was referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, with no verified enactment or other completed outcome as of 2026-09-27. The verified original commitment identifies the bill and its intended prohibition, but the verified evidence provided does not establish Josh Brecheen's material contribution; the cosponsor passage is unverified and cannot be used. With no deadline expired, this remains unresolved rather than never.

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