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US HB932

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Brian Fitzpatrick

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Repeals Section 714 of title 38, which established separate removal, demotion, and suspension processes for certain VA employees, requiring them instead to follow standard federal employee disciplinary procedures

  • Amends title 5 U.S. Code to remove VA-specific exceptions from federal performance-based removal provisions

  • Preserves whistleblower protections by redesignating relevant provisions as new Section 734, titled "Protections for whistleblowers from removal, demotion, and suspension"

  • Restores disciplinary and grievance procedures for Veterans Health Administration personnel to the standards that existed before the 2017 VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act (Public Law 115-41)

  • Introduced February 4, 2025 by Representatives Fitzpatrick and Deluzio with bipartisan sponsorship

Legislative Description

Protecting VA Employees Act

Armed forces and national security

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

3/6/2025

Committee Referrals

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations3/6/2025
Veterans' Affairs2/4/2025

Full Bill Text

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