H.R. 10840House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to complete a study and report on retention practices with respect to non-clinical personnel at health care facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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The bill requires the Comptroller General to conduct a study and submit a report, within one year of enactment, on how the Department of Veterans Affairs retains its non‑clinical staff at VA health‑care facilities. The findings will be sent to the House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs committees and are intended to help improve staffing stability at VA medical sites.

Key Provisions

The Comptroller General must deliver a report to the Veterans’ Affairs committees no later than one year after the law takes effect.
The report must compare VA health‑care facilities that have different non‑clinical staff retention outcomes, looking at factors such as facility size, location, staffing levels, pay, benefits, working conditions, workload, professional development opportunities, and recruitment methods.
It must identify specific practices used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs at facilities with higher retention rates for non‑clinical personnel.
The study must include analysis of an anonymous survey of current non‑clinical staff and those leaving the VA, focusing on retention practices.

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Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Introduced in House

October 19, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs Committee

October 19, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued October 19, 2026

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 10840

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 19, 2026

Mr. Bilirakis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs

A BILL

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to complete a study and report on retention practices with respect to non-clinical personnel at health care facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Comptroller General study and report on retention practices with respect to non-clinical personnel at health care facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs

(a)

Study and Report

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing the results of a study on retention practices with respect to non-clinical personnel at health care facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

(b)

Matters Included

The report under subsection (a) shall—

(1)

include a comparison of health care facilities of the Department that have differing retention outcomes with respect to non-clinical personnel, including with respect to—

(A)

facility size;

(B)

geographic location;

(C)

staffing levels;

(D)

compensation;

(E)

benefits;

(F)

working conditions;

(G)

workload;

(H)

opportunities for professional development and advancement; and

(I)

recruitment practices;

(2)

identify practices used by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs at health care facilities with higher retention rates for non-clinical personnel as compared to other such facilities; and

(3)

include an analysis of the results of an anonymous survey of non-clinical personnel, including non-clinical personnel in the process of transitioning out of employment with the Department, conducted by the Comptroller General with respect to retention practices.