[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"current-user-roles":3,"user-subscription":3,"bill:119-hr-932":4},null,{"bill":5,"indexable":233,"summaries":234,"cosponsors":240,"cosponsorSlugs":263,"actions":268,"amendments":298,"amendmentSponsorSlugs":299,"linkages":300,"sponsorSlug":301},{"statusDate":6,"sponsor":7,"cboCostEstimates":16,"originChamber":17,"congress":18,"isByRequest":19,"title":20,"createdAt":21,"committeeReports":22,"cosponsorCount":23,"onBehalfOfSponsor":3,"adminOverride":3,"amendmentCount":24,"actionCount":25,"popularTitle":3,"laws":3,"billType":26,"introducedDate":27,"congressGovUrl":28,"constitutionalAuthority":29,"policyArea":30,"deletedAt":3,"latestAction":31,"billNumber":33,"cosponsorCountIncludingWithdrawn":23,"status":34,"keyMilestoneCount":35,"subjects":36,"policyAreaLower":40,"updateDate":41,"shortTitle":20,"officialTitle":42,"committees":43,"committeeCodes":67,"updatedAt":68,"searchTokens":69},"2025-03-06",{"firstName":8,"lastName":9,"district":10,"fullName":11,"middleName":12,"state":13,"party":14,"bioguideId":15},"Brian","Fitzpatrick","1","Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]","K.","PA","R","F000466",[],"House",119,false,"Protecting VA Employees Act","2026-05-11T15:07:58.875Z",[],4,0,5,"hr","2025-02-04","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.congress.gov\u002Fbill\u002F119th-congress\u002Fhouse-bill\u002F932","\u003Cpre>\n[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 4, 2025)]\n[House]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gpo.gov\">www.gpo.gov\u003C\u002Fa>]\nBy Mr. FITZPATRICK:\nH.R. 932.\nCongress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant\nto the following:\nArticle 1, Section 8, Clause 18\n[Page H460]\n\u003C\u002Fpre>","Armed Forces and National Security",{"date":6,"text":32},"Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.",932,"in_committee",2,[37,38,39],"Employee performance","Employment discrimination and employee rights","Personnel records","armed forces and national security","2026-06-10T20:35:45Z","To amend titles 38 and 5, United States Code, to ensure that certain employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs are subject to the same removal, demotion, and suspension policies as other employees of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.",[44,53],{"name":45,"systemCode":46,"chamber":17,"activities":47,"subcommittees":51,"type":52},"Oversight and Government Reform Committee","hsgo00",[48],{"name":49,"date":50},"Referred To","2025-02-04T17:06:20Z",[],"Standing",{"name":54,"systemCode":55,"chamber":17,"activities":56,"subcommittees":59,"type":52},"Veterans' Affairs Committee","hsvr00",[57],{"name":49,"date":58},"2025-02-04T17:06:15Z",[60],{"name":61,"systemCode":62,"activities":63},"Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee","hsvr08",[64],{"name":65,"date":66},"Referred to","2025-03-06T22:42:57Z",[46,55,62],"2026-06-11T05:45:51.317Z",[70,71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78,79,80,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98,99,100,101,102,103,104,105,106,107,108,109,110,111,112,113,114,115,116,117,118,119,120,121,122,123,124,125,126,127,128,129,130,131,132,133,134,135,136,137,138,139,140,141,142,143,144,145,146,147,148,149,150,151,152,153,154,155,156,157,158,159,160,161,162,163,164,165,166,167,168,169,170,171,172,173,174,175,176,177,178,179,180,181,182,183,184,185,186,187,188,189,190,191,192,193,194,195,196,197,198,199,200,201,202,203,204,205,206,207,208,209,210,211,212,213,214,215,216,217,218,219,220,221,222,223,224,225,226,227,228,229,230,231,232],"protecting","pr","pro","prot","prote","protec","protect","protecti","protectin","va","employees","em","emp","empl","emplo","employ","employe","employee","act","to","amend","am","ame","amen","titles","ti","tit","titl","title","38","and","united","un","uni","unit","unite","states","st","sta","stat","state","code","co","cod","ensure","en","ens","ensu","ensur","that","th","tha","certain","ce","cer","cert","certa","certai","of","the","department","de","dep","depa","depar","depart","departm","departme","departmen","veterans","ve","vet","vete","veter","vetera","veteran","affairs","af","aff","affa","affai","affair","are","subject","su","sub","subj","subje","subjec","same","sa","sam","removal","re","rem","remo","remov","remova","demotion","dem","demo","demot","demoti","demotio","suspension","sus","susp","suspe","suspen","suspens","suspensi","suspensio","policies","po","pol","poli","polic","polici","policie","as","other","ot","oth","othe","federal","fe","fed","fede","feder","federa","government","go","gov","gove","gover","govern","governm","governme","governmen","for","purposes","pu","pur","purp","purpo","purpos","purpose","rep","fitzpatrick","fi","fit","fitz","fitzp","fitzpa","fitzpat","fitzpatr","fitzpatri","fitzpatric","brian","br","bri","bria","pa",true,[235],{"versionCode":236,"actionDate":27,"actionDesc":237,"text":238,"updateDate":239},"00","Introduced in House","\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Protecting VA Employees Act\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This bill modifies procedures related to removals, demotions, suspensions, and disciplinary and grievance procedures for certain employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The bill provides that employees of the VA must be treated the same as other federal employees in procedures for removals, demotions, or suspensions based on performance or misconduct. Specifically, the bill repeals certain provisions that implemented separate procedures for the removal, demotion, or suspension of VA employees based on performance or misconduct. The provisions repealed by the bill do not apply to senior executives, appointees in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), political appointees, or individuals who have not completed a probationary or trial period.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The bill also restores certain disciplinary and grievance procedures for certain appointed VHA personnel, specifically physicians, dentists, podiatrists, chiropractors, optometrists, registered nurses, physician assistants, and expanded-function dental auxiliaries. Specifically, the bill (1) reauthorizes individuals who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement to elect whether to proceed with a case via collective bargaining procedures or through the VA grievance procedures; and (2) restores the timing of the administration of cases regarding major adverse actions and other cases brought against specified VHA appointed positions, including to require the deciding official to render a decision within 21 days of receipt of the employee’s answer to a major adverse action charge.\u003C\u002Fp>","2026-06-10T20:35:10Z",[241,248,254,259],{"bioguideId":242,"fullName":243,"party":244,"state":245,"district":246,"sponsorshipDate":247,"isOriginalCosponsor":19,"withdrawn":19,"sponsorshipWithdrawnDate":3},"N000191","Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]","D","CO","2","2025-08-01",{"bioguideId":249,"fullName":250,"party":244,"state":251,"district":252,"sponsorshipDate":253,"isOriginalCosponsor":19,"withdrawn":19,"sponsorshipWithdrawnDate":3},"S001226","Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]","OR","6","2025-02-13",{"bioguideId":255,"fullName":256,"party":244,"state":251,"district":257,"sponsorshipDate":258,"isOriginalCosponsor":19,"withdrawn":19,"sponsorshipWithdrawnDate":3},"H001094","Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]","4","2025-02-11",{"bioguideId":260,"fullName":261,"party":244,"state":13,"district":262,"sponsorshipDate":27,"isOriginalCosponsor":233,"withdrawn":19,"sponsorshipWithdrawnDate":3},"D000530","Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]","17",{"N000191":264,"S001226":265,"H001094":266,"D000530":267},"joe-neguse","andrea-salinas","val-t-hoyle","christopher-r-deluzio",[269,277,285,289,294],{"actionDate":6,"actionDateTime":3,"text":32,"type":270,"actionCode":271,"sourceSystem":272,"committees":275,"recordedVotes":3,"calendarNumber":3,"sequenceIndex":24,"isKeyMilestone":19},"Committee","H11000",{"code":273,"name":274},1,"House committee actions",[276],{"name":61,"systemCode":62},{"actionDate":27,"actionDateTime":3,"text":278,"type":279,"actionCode":280,"sourceSystem":281,"committees":283,"recordedVotes":3,"calendarNumber":3,"sequenceIndex":273,"isKeyMilestone":19},"Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government 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",{"code":35,"name":282},"House floor actions",[284],{"name":45,"systemCode":46},{"actionDate":27,"actionDateTime":3,"text":278,"type":279,"actionCode":280,"sourceSystem":286,"committees":287,"recordedVotes":3,"calendarNumber":3,"sequenceIndex":35,"isKeyMilestone":19},{"code":35,"name":282},[288],{"name":54,"systemCode":55},{"actionDate":27,"actionDateTime":3,"text":237,"type":279,"actionCode":290,"sourceSystem":291,"committees":3,"recordedVotes":3,"calendarNumber":3,"sequenceIndex":23,"isKeyMilestone":233},"1000",{"code":292,"name":293},9,"Library of Congress",{"actionDate":27,"actionDateTime":3,"text":237,"type":279,"actionCode":295,"sourceSystem":296,"committees":3,"recordedVotes":3,"calendarNumber":3,"sequenceIndex":297,"isKeyMilestone":233},"Intro-H",{"code":292,"name":293},3,[],{},[],"brian-k-fitzpatrick"]