H.R. 10418 VA Claims AI Accountability Act
U.S. H.R. 10418 — VA Claims AI Accountability Act: Human Review Required for Automated Disability Claims Decisions (Introduced Sept. 16, 2026)
United States · H.R. 10418, 119th Congress
- Status
- Proposed / pending
- Applies to
- U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- Enforced by
- Department of Veterans Affairs (congressional oversight; GAO evaluation)
This House bill would have the VA build a technology platform to modernize disability claims processing, with limits on automation. Any automated claims analysis would require human review of each claimed condition, and VA employees would keep final approval of claims decisions. The VA's Chief AI Officer would set an AI governance framework, and the program would end on Oct. 1, 2028.
Who is protected: Veterans filing disability claims
Legal detail
Requires VA to establish and operate a claims modernization platform; automation of claims analysis/determination must include human review of individual conditions; employees retain final approval; Chief AI Officer governance framework separating standard automation from AI; annual reporting incl. AI confidence scores, quarterly briefings, GAO evaluation; sunset Oct. 1, 2028.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | United States |
|---|---|
| Level | Federal |
| Citation | H.R. 10418, 119th Congress |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Topics | government use of AI · automated decision-making |
| Bill text | GovInfo — H.R. 10418 (Introduced in House) text |
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