Bill · S. 3311· Senate(119-S-3311)
Veterans Affairs Peer Review Neutrality Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 12/2/2025
- Last activity
- 4/29/2026 — Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
- Sponsored by
- Gary Peters
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the ``Veterans Affairs Peer Review Neutrality Act of 2025'', aims to amend title 38 of the United States Code. The primary goal is to eliminate conflicts of interest regarding the peer review process for quality management of care within the Veterans Health Administration. It requires individuals to withdraw from case reviews if they have direct involvement or cannot be objective. Additionally, it mandates that medical facilities implement procedures for neutral assessments when a committee member is being reviewed.
Yes· 3 of 4
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?+6
Veterans benefit from a peer review process designed to eliminate conflicts of interest and ensure impartial quality management of their care.
Does this help veterans get medical care?+6
The bill enhances the integrity of quality management by requiring objective peer reviews for care provided within the Veterans Health Administration.
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?+4
By ensuring more objective medical quality reviews, the bill helps safeguard the standard of care for veterans' benefits.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Objectivity in Reviews: Individuals responsible for conducting peer reviews or serving on a committee must withdraw if they have direct involvement with the care or cannot provide an objective, impartial, and accurate review. This aims to ensure the review process is fair (Section 2(a)(1)-(2)).
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Neutral Oversight for Committee Members: The bill requires medical facilities to develop procedures where an initial peer review for a care provider who is also a committee member must be evaluated and assigned a final level review by a neutral peer-review committee at a different facility. This provides a check against bias when a committee member's care is being reviewed (Section 2(a)(b)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Veterans+6
- Healthcare
- Improves Veterans Healthcare+6
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Veterans Benefits+4
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Government Transparency+3
- 4/29/2026
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
- 12/2/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
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