3.0.0 3459 2023-01-11T13:37:18Z 2023-01-11T13:37:18Z House HR 2017-07-27 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 127 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BROWN of Maryland:H.R. 3459.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Necessary and Proper Clause (Art. 1, Sec. 8, Cl. 18)[Page H6518]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2017-07-27T21:14:09Z Referred to 2017-07-27T14:10:25Z Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017 115 2193 S 2018-03-07 By Senator Isakson from Committee on Veterans' Affairs filed written report. Report No. 115-212. Related bill CRS 2017-07-27 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2017-07-27 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2017-07-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-07-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001304 Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] Anthony Brown D MD G. 4 N D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2017-07-27 True H001064 Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] Denny Heck D WA 10 2017-09-07 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2017-09-13 False B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2017-09-13 False C001111 Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] Charlie Crist D FL 13 2017-09-13 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2017-09-13 False B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2017-09-18 False B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2017-09-21 False L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 8 2017-10-02 False H001038 Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] Brian Higgins D NY 26 2017-10-10 False J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2017-10-24 False T000472 Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-41] Mark Takano D CA 41 2017-10-24 False P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2017-11-07 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2018-02-14 False V000081 Rep. Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] NYDIA VELAZQUEZ D NY M. 7 2018-02-15 False E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2018-06-20 False Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-07-27 Introduced in House 2018-03-15T15:36:45Z VA Staffing and Vacancies Transparency Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to publish and update monthly on a publicly available VA website, for each VA component and Veterans Health Administration medical facility, the number of:

  • personnel encumbering positions;
  • accessions and de-accessions of personnel during the preceding month;
  • vacancies, by occupation; and
  • active job postings that have been filled during the preceding 30 days, including the length of time for which each position was posted prior to being filled.

The Inspector General of VA must review and make recommendations for improving the administration of the website semiannually.

The VA shall report to Congress annually on the steps it is taking to achieve full staffing capacity.

]]> VA Staffing and Vacancies Transparency Act of 2017 Display Title VA Staffing and Vacancies Transparency Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain improvements in the transparency of the personnel vacancies and staffing levels of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced VA Staffing and Vacancies Transparency Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-07-27T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3459ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3459ih.xml 2017-07-27 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.