[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 980 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 980

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities relating 
   to the collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health 
                            Administration.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 7, 2017

Mr. Takano (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
   Brownley of California, Mr. Cardenas, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cooper, Mrs. 
   Dingell, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. 
 Kildee, Ms. Kuster of New Hampshire, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. 
McGovern, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Pocan, Miss Rice of New York, Ms. Schakowsky, 
    Mr. Schiff, Mr. Walz, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Correa, and Mr. Khanna) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Veterans' Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities relating 
   to the collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health 
                            Administration.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``VA Employee Fairness Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES ON COLLECTIVE BARGAINING OF 
              EMPLOYEES OF THE VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.

    Section 7422 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d); and
            (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (b).
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