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H.R. 5254 113th Congress House

VA Bonus Accountability Act

Official title: To appropriately limit the authority to award bonuses to employees.

Introduced: July 29, 2014 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversightExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment studies and investigations
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Jul 29, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jul 29, 2014
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1262)
Jul 29, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 29, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Wasteful Bonuses in Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2014 or the VA Bonus Accountability Act - Prohibits a federal agency from awarding a bonus to any employee for five years after the end of a fiscal year in which the Inspector General of the agency or another senior ethics official or the Comptroller General (GAO) makes an adverse finding relating to the employee. Requires repayment of a bonus awarded in any year in which an adverse finding is made.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2263 Stop Wasteful Federal Bonuses Act of 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5254: VA Bonus Accountability Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5254/
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"H.R. 5254: VA Bonus Accountability Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5254/.
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