[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3174 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

<DOC>






119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3174

     To amend title 38, United States Code, to affirm a collective 
  bargaining agreement, and to nullify certain Executive orders that 
  relate to, collective bargaining by employees of the Department of 
               Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.


_______________________________________________________________________


                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 10, 2025

Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Schumer) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
                          on Veterans' Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
     To amend title 38, United States Code, to affirm a collective 
  bargaining agreement, and to nullify certain Executive orders that 
  relate to, collective bargaining by employees of the Department of 
               Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Veterans Affairs Care and Benefits 
Accountability Act of 2025'' or the ``VA CBA Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. AFFIRMATION OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT REGARDING THE 
              DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

    Any collective bargaining agreement in effect on March 26, 2025, 
between the Department of Veterans Affairs and any labor organization 
that was an exclusive representative of Federal employees, shall have 
full force and effect through the stated term of such collective 
bargaining agreement.

SEC. 3. NULLIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS RELATING TO EXCLUSIONS FROM 
              FEDERAL LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS PROGRAMS.

    Executive Order 14251 (90 Fed. Reg. 14553; relating to exclusions 
from Federal labor-management relations programs) and Executive Order 
14343 (90 Fed. Reg. 42683; relating to further exclusions from the 
Federal labor-management relations program) shall have no force or 
effect, and no Federal funds may be obligated or expended to carry out 
either such Executive order with regards to the Department of Veterans 
Affairs.
                                 <all>