3.0.0 8860 2023-01-11T13:44:02Z 2023-01-11T13:44:02Z House HR 2020-12-03 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 204 (Thursday, December 3, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PAPPAS:H.R. 8860.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United StatesConstitution states that ``Congress shall have the authorityto make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by the Constitution in the Government of theUnited States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''[Page H6142]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-12-03T15:00:30Z 2020-12-03 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2020-12-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000614 Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] Chris Pappas D NH 1 N Armed Forces and National Security Administrative law and regulatory procedures Alternative dispute resolution, mediation, arbitration Department of Veterans Affairs Employment discrimination and employee rights Evidence and witnesses Executive agency funding and structure Federal officials Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Licensing and registrations Armed Forces and National Security 00 2020-12-03 Introduced in House 2021-04-23T15:30:54Z Strengthening VA Whistleblower Protection Act of 2020

This bill modifies provisions relating to whistleblower protection at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), including by requiring the General Counsel of the VA to establish an independent Office of General Counsel for the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection.

]]> Strengthening VA Whistleblower Protection Act of 2020 Display Title Strengthening VA Whistleblower Protection Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Strengthening VA Whistleblower Protection Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the laws relating to whistleblower protection at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8860ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8860ih.xml 2020-12-03 Referred to the House 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.