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HR 1601 103th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Civil actions and liability Department of Veterans Affairs Disciplining of employees Discrimination in employment Dismissal of employees Federal employees Grievance procedures Whistle blowing

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs with protection against certain unfair employment practices.

Introduced: April 1, 1993 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Apr 1, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 1, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E878)
Apr 1, 1993
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits Department of Veterans Affairs officers or employees from taking any reprisal actions (discharge or other discrimination) against another Department employee who files or institutes a proceeding for unlawful employment discrimination or a prohibited personnel action, or who testifies in any such proceeding.

What's happening now April 1, 1993

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1601: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs with protection against certain unfair employment practices.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1601/
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"H.R. 1601: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs with protection against certain unfair employment practices.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1601/.
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H.R. 1601, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1601/.
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