{"source":"reg-veterans","note":"Free 5-item preview. The full feed is $0.05/call at GET /v1/reg-veterans/changes.","question":"Which final or proposed federal rules affecting veterans benefits & healthcare were published since T, and which carry compliance obligations?","sample":[{"source":"reg-veterans","entityId":"fedreg:2026-11195","type":"proposed_rule","title":"Processing Certain Veteran-Requested Veteran Readiness and Employment Benefit Changes Without Administrative Delays","summary":"The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend regulations under the Veteran Readiness and Employment (VR&E) program to ensure veterans' requests to forgo, suspend, reduce, or terminate their benefits and services may be processed timely and without unnecessary delays. The current regulation requires VR&E to provide at least 30 days advance notice and opportunity for response before taking such actions, even in cases where VR&E is acting on a veteran's request. VA also proposes to clarify existing regulatory exceptions to advance notice to reduce or eliminate potential overpayments…","significance":6,"detectedAt":"2026-07-14T22:19:55.526Z","effectiveDate":null,"sourceUrl":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/04/2026-11195/processing-certain-veteran-requested-veteran-readiness-and-employment-benefit-changes-without","detail":{"documentNumber":"2026-11195","documentType":"Proposed Rule","agencies":"Veterans Affairs Department","publicationDate":"2026-06-04","vertical":"reg-veterans"}},{"source":"reg-veterans","entityId":"fedreg:2026-11752","type":"final_rule","title":"Grants for the Rural Veterans Coordination Pilot; Rescission","summary":"The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is rescinding its regulations that govern the Rural Veterans Coordination Pilot (RVCP) grant program because the statutory authority for this program has expired. Removing these provisions will ensure that VA's regulations accurately reflect current law and programs, eliminate potential confusion regarding the availability of the RVCP grant program, and promote regulatory clarity and transparency. This is a deregulatory action in furtherance of Executive Order 14219, which requires that Federal regulations reflect the best reading of underlying statutor…","significance":8,"detectedAt":"2026-07-14T22:19:55.526Z","effectiveDate":"2026-07-13","sourceUrl":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/11/2026-11752/grants-for-the-rural-veterans-coordination-pilot-rescission","detail":{"documentNumber":"2026-11752","documentType":"Rule","agencies":"Veterans Affairs Department","publicationDate":"2026-06-11","vertical":"reg-veterans"}},{"source":"reg-veterans","entityId":"fedreg:2026-11973","type":"final_rule","title":"Implementing Regulation for National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA): Environmental Effects of the Department of Veterans Affairs Actions","summary":"The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is issuing this interim final rule to amend its agency procedures for implementing the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Since VA last updated its NEPA regulations in 1989, Congress amended NEPA through the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, the Council on Environmental Quality rescinded its NEPA regulations, and substantial changes have occurred in VA's delivery of care and benefits to veterans. The revisions to VA's NEPA regulations improve the efficiency and quality of VA's NEPA p…","significance":8,"detectedAt":"2026-07-14T22:19:55.525Z","effectiveDate":"2026-06-15","sourceUrl":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/15/2026-11973/implementing-regulation-for-national-environmental-policy-act-nepa-environmental-effects-of-the","detail":{"documentNumber":"2026-11973","documentType":"Rule","agencies":"Veterans Affairs Department","publicationDate":"2026-06-15","vertical":"reg-veterans"}},{"source":"reg-veterans","entityId":"fedreg:2026-12924","type":"proposed_rule","title":"Nondiscrimination in Federally-Assisted Programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs","summary":"The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) proposes to amend its regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) to eliminate disparate-impact liability. These amendments would align VA's regulations with Title VI's original public meaning, avoid constitutional concerns, reduce compliance costs, serve the public interest, and implement changes directed in Executive Order (E.O.) 14281. This is a deregulatory action in furtherance of E.O. 14219, which requires that Federal regulations reflect the best reading of the underlying statutory authority.","significance":6,"detectedAt":"2026-07-14T22:19:55.525Z","effectiveDate":null,"sourceUrl":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/26/2026-12924/nondiscrimination-in-federally-assisted-programs-of-the-department-of-veterans-affairs","detail":{"documentNumber":"2026-12924","documentType":"Proposed Rule","agencies":"Veterans Affairs Department","publicationDate":"2026-06-26","vertical":"reg-veterans"}},{"source":"reg-veterans","entityId":"fedreg:2026-13971","type":"final_rule","title":"Expansion of VA Process for 72-Hour Notification of Emergency Treatment","summary":"The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) adopts as final, with minor changes, a proposed rule amending its medical regulations to add a new method for veterans, their representatives, and eligible entities or providers to notify VA for the determination of whether emergency treatment can be authorized under the Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP). This will streamline the notification process and make it easier for veterans to have their care authorized under VCCP.","significance":6,"detectedAt":"2026-07-14T22:19:55.525Z","effectiveDate":"2026-08-10","sourceUrl":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/10/2026-13971/expansion-of-va-process-for-72-hour-notification-of-emergency-treatment","detail":{"documentNumber":"2026-13971","documentType":"Rule","agencies":"Veterans Affairs Department","publicationDate":"2026-07-10","vertical":"reg-veterans"}}]}