Prohibit the appointment or retention of Department of Veterans Affairs employees who knowingly committed fraud involving federal funds.

Sheri Biggs · South Carolina · Republican

policy impact 0.62 specificity 0.90 extraction confidence 78%

Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: Amend title 38 of the United States Code through H.R. 10556.. Promised outcome: Department of Veterans Affairs employees who knowingly committed fraud involving federal funds would be prohibited from appointment or retention.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. As U.S. Representative for South Carolina's 3rd District, Biggs cosponsored H.R. 10556, the VA Hiring Integrity Act of 2026, in the 119th Congress.

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Occurrences

Full Title To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the appointment or retention of Department of Veterans Affairs employees who knowingly committed fraud involving Federal funds.

Sheri Biggs was listed as a cosponsor of H.R. 10556, a bill to amend title 38 to bar VA appointment or retention of employees who knowingly committed fraud involving federal funds.

H.R. 10556 (IH) - VA Hiring Integrity Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr10556ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Evidence

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Bill Version Introduced in House (IH)

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official GPO bill metadata shows H.R. 10556 remained an introduced House bill, indicating an effort but not enactment as of the record checked.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10556 (IH) - VA Hiring Integrity Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr10556ih | Content Details | GovInfo
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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A person may not be appointed or retained in the Administration

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced text directly matches the promise by proposing a ban on appointing or retaining covered VA employees tied to federal-funds fraud conduct.

unresolved same_term A for effort

GovInfo Bill Text: H.R. 10556 Introduced in House
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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Sheri Biggs (SC)

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The official GovInfo metadata lists Sheri Biggs of South Carolina among the cosponsors of H.R. 10556, documenting concrete legislative effort by the candidate.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10556 (IH) - VA Hiring Integrity Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr10556ih | Content Details | GovInfo
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

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

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The sponsor's official release identifies Biggs as an original cosponsor of the VA Hiring Integrity Act, reinforcing that the promise has seen legislative effort but no documented enactment.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Gosar Introduces VA Hiring Integrity Act to Keep Convicted Fraudsters Off VA Payroll | Congressman Paul Gosar D.D.S
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-10-07 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown

The verified commitment and verified passage show proposed bill language to amend title 38 so that a person may not be appointed or retained in the VA Administration, matching the promised policy substance. But the verified evidence provided does not show enactment into law by 2026-10-07, nor does it verify Sheri Biggs's material role such as sponsorship or cosponsorship. An introduced/proposed amendment does not fulfill an outcome promise to achieve the statutory prohibition.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 87%