3.0.0 3995 2022-11-01T13:50:21Z 2022-11-01T13:50:21Z House HR 2019-07-25 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 126 (Thursday, July 25, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ARRINGTON:H.R. 3995.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H7469]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Referred to 2019-08-22T21:15:07Z hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee Referred to 2019-08-22T21:15:07Z Referred to 2019-07-25T14:14:00Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2019-07-25T14:14:05Z 2019-08-22 hsvr10 Economic Opportunity Subcommittee hsvr08 Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Committee 2019-07-25 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2019-07-25 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2019-07-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-07-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress A000375 Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] Jodey Arrington R TX C. 19 N Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Employee leave Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Labor-management relations Personnel records Public participation and lobbying Armed Forces and National Security 00 2019-07-25 Introduced in House 2021-09-14T14:52:49Z Veterans, Employees, and Taxpayers Protection Act of 2019 or the VET Protection Act of 2019

This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to track the use of official time by VA employees without using estimates or time ranges.

Official time is time granted to an employee under federal labor-management relations provisions to perform representational or consultative functions, during which the employee would otherwise be in a duty status.

The bill prohibits (1) a VA employee from using official time to carry out political or lobbying activities; (2) specified health care employees, probationary employees, or employees above a certain salary level from using official time for any purpose without a waiver; and (3) any VA employee from spending more than 25% of the time such employee would otherwise be in a duty status on official time without a waiver.

The authority provided to the VA to grant a waiver shall not be subject to bargaining, and the exercise of (or failure to exercise) such authority shall not be an unfair labor practice.

An exclusive bargaining agreement shall allow a VA employee to terminate a voluntary dues allotment at any time.

A covered VA employee shall serve a two-year probationary period, after which the employee's supervisor shall determine within 90 days whether or not the appointment is permanent. A covered employee is any individual appointed to a permanent position within the competitive service or the Senior Executive Service and does not include specified health care practitioners.

]]> VET Protection Act of 2019 Display Title VET Protection Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit an annual report to Congress relating to the use of official time by employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to limit the instances in which official time may be granted for certain purposes to employees of the Department, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced VET Protection Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Veterans, Employees, and Taxpayers Protection Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr3995ih/xml/BILLS-116hr3995ih.xml 2019-08-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. 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.