Pentagon must report on delays in health records for troops leaving.
H.R. 9865 — Timely Electronic Health Record Transfers for Transitioning Servicemembers Act of 2026 · Filed by Joe Neguse (D-CO) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 22, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells the Secretary of Defense to report on delays. It says how long troops wait to get their health records. The Secretary must set up rules for record arrival times. The Secretary picks what reasonable means. The Secretary talks to troops who are leaving and veterans.
Who it affects
Troops who are leaving the military will know how long the process takes. They will have a formal standard to hold the Pentagon accountable. Slow health records can slow down care and pay processing.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say how fast records must arrive. The bill does not say what happens if the Pentagon fails.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 2 Republicans, 1 Democrats.
- Jul 22, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 22, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Armed Services · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- health records — Information about a person's doctor visits and health stored in computers.
- Secretary of Defense — The top official in charge of the U.S. military.
- reasonable — Fair and right for the job at hand.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,878 characters) on Jul 30, 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.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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