VA will test new lung imaging software for veterans for five years.
H.R. 9666 — AIR CARE for Vets Act of 2026 · Filed by Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 14, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells the VA to run a pilot program from 2027 to 2031. The VA will use FDA-approved 4D lung imaging software. It finds lung disease in veterans. The VA will spend up to $5 million each year to lease the software. After the pilot ends, the VA must report to Congress. The report will say whether the software worked.
Who it affects
Veterans with lung problems will get access to the new imaging tool. The private company that makes the software will have the VA as a customer. The pilot program lasts five years and does not stop other VA lung services.
One thing to notice
The bill does not require the VA to pick the software through open bidding. Congress will get the report two years after the pilot ends, not while it runs.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 2 Democrats.
- Jul 14, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 14, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Veterans' Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- pilot program — A test run of a new idea to see if it works before using it widely.
- FDA-approved — Checked and cleared by the Food and Drug Administration, a government agency that reviews medical devices.
- 4D lung imaging — A type of scan that shows the lungs in four dimensions, including movement over time.
- lease — To rent something for a set period and pay money each year.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,699 characters) on Jul 25, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
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