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SENATE 57115th CongressSubmitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1070-1071; text as passed Senate: CR S1070-1071)

A resolution to constitute the majority party's membership on certain committees for the One Hundred Fifteenth Congress, or until their successors are chosen.

Last Action
2/9/2017

Actions

  • 2017-01-05Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • 2017-01-05Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2017-01-05 (00)

(Sec. 1) This bill provides that if the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) makes an adverse finding that a VA employee has violated a VA policy for which the employee may be removed or suspended, or has violated a law for which the employee may be imprisoned for more than one year, the VA may not award a bonus to such employee until the earlier of:

  • five years after the end of the fiscal year in which the adverse finding was made, or
  • the date the finding is found to have been made in error.

If an adverse finding is made, the VA, after providing notice and an opportunity for a hearing, shall direct the employee to repay any bonus received during the year in which the adverse finding is made, unless such finding is found to have been made in error.

(Sec. 2) If a VA employee receives a reprimand or admonishment, the VA shall retain a copy of such reprimand or admonishment in the employee's permanent record as long as he or she is employed by the VA.

Cosponsors (8)

  • Mike Crapo (R-ID)
  • Charles Grassley (R-IA)
  • Steve Daines (R-MT)
  • JEFF FLAKE (R-AZ)
  • Ron Johnson (R-WI)
  • MICHAEL ENZI (R-WY)
  • John Thune (R-SD)
  • James Lankford (R-OK)

Subjects

  • Administrative remedies
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Employee performance
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
  • Government information and archives
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Personnel records
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