3.0.0 493 2023-01-11T13:35:24Z 2023-01-11T13:35:24Z Senate S 2017-03-02 115 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-03-02T16:15:25Z VA Accountability First Act of 2017 115 1259 HR 2017-03-21 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017 115 1094 S 2017-06-23 Signed by President. Related bill CRS 2017-03-02 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2017-03-02 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL N S001184 Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] Tim Scott R SC 2017-03-13 False F000444 Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] JEFF FLAKE R AZ 2017-03-21 False I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2017-03-21 False T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2017-03-21 False Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN C. 2017-03-21 False T000461 Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] Patrick Toomey R PA J. 2017-03-28 False L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2017-04-05 False C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX 2017-04-07 False D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2017-04-07 False B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2017-04-24 False B001135 Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] Richard Burr R NC Mauze 2017-04-24 False H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2017-04-24 False M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2017-04-24 False B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2017-04-24 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Employee performance Employment discrimination and employee rights Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Health facilities and institutions Health personnel Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Transportation costs Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-03-02 Introduced in Senate 2017-08-18T20:44:13Z Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability First Act of 2017

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to remove, demote by a reduction in grade and pay, or suspend a VA employee, including a member in a senior executive position, for reasons of performance or misconduct.

The bill prescribes VA removal and employee appeals procedures.

Whistle-blower protections are revised, including by prohibiting the VA from taking any such action against a person who has a pending whistle-blower complaint.

This bill provides for the reduction of federal annuities of VA employees and retirees convicted of a felony that influenced their performance while employed in such position.

The VA may recoup certain bonuses, awards, and reallocation expenses.

The VA may directly appoint qualifying individuals to the positions of Medical Center Director and Director of Veterans Integrated Service Network.

The bill revises time periods for adverse action reviews with respect to physicians, dentists, podiatrists, chiropractors, optometrists, registered nurses, physician assistants, and expanded-function dental auxiliaries.

]]> Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability First Act of 2017 Display Title Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability First Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the removal or demotion of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or misconduct, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability First Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s493is/xml/BILLS-115s493is.xml 2017-03-02 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.