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- H.R.611
H.R.611: VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2017
About This Bill
- Introduced Jan. 23, 2017
- Latest Major Action Feb. 3, 2017
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
35 (1 Democrat, 34 Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Jan. 23, 2017
Bill Summary
VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to remove or demote a VA employee based on performance or misconduct. The VA may remove such individual from the civil service or demote the individual through a reduction in grade or annual pay rate. A demoted individual shall not be placed on administrative leave or any other category of paid leave during the appeals...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Feb. 3, 2017 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
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| Jan. 23, 2017 |
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
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| Jan. 23, 2017 |
Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
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| Jan. 23, 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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| Jan. 23, 2017 |
Introduced in the House by Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) |