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H.R. 2047 114th Congress House

Ensuring Veteran Safety Through Accountability Act of 2015

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to remove senior executives of the Department of Veterans A… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to remove senior executives of the Department of Veterans Affairs for performance or misconduct to include removal of certain other employees of the Department, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 28, 2015 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans AffairsEmployee performanceGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionHealth personnelVeterans' medical care
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May 26, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Apr 28, 2015
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.
Apr 28, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 26, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Veteran Safety Through Accountability Act of 2015

This bill expands the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to remove senior VA executives for performance or misconduct to include removal of VA health care professionals.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2047: Ensuring Veteran Safety Through Accountability Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2047/
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"H.R. 2047: Ensuring Veteran Safety Through Accountability Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2047/.
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H.R. 2047, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2047/.
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