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H.R.1461: VET Protection Act of 2017
About This Bill
- Introduced March 9, 2017
- Latest Major Action May 23, 2017
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Versions
- Reported in House - May 23, 2017
- Introduced in House - March 9, 2017
Bill Summary
Veterans, Employees, and Taxpayers Protection Act of 2017 or the VET Protection Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) track the use of official time by VA employees accurately and without the use of estimates or ranges of times, and (2) report on such use to the Office of Personnel Management and Congress by December 1 of each fiscal year. Each report shall include: (1) the total amount of...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| May 23, 2017 |
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 94.
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| May 23, 2017 |
Committee on Oversight and Government discharged. |
| May 23, 2017 |
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-146, Part I.
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| May 17, 2017 |
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 13 - 11.
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| May 17, 2017 |
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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| March 21, 2017 |
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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| March 20, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
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| March 20, 2017 |
Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Discharged.
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| March 9, 2017 |
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
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| March 9, 2017 |
Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
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| March 9, 2017 |
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.
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| March 9, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) |