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HR 280 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Department of Veterans Affairs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recoup bonuses and awards paid to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Introduced: January 30, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 3, 2015
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 2, 2015
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 2, 2015
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1507)
Mar 2, 2015
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1507)
Mar 2, 2015
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1511)
Mar 2, 2015
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Miller (FL) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
Mar 2, 2015
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 280.
Mar 2, 2015
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1507-1509)
Mar 2, 2015
Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Mar 2, 2015
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 21.
Mar 2, 2015
Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
Mar 2, 2015
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-32, Part I.
Feb 12, 2015
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Feb 12, 2015
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jan 27, 2015
Committee Hearings Held.
Jan 12, 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.
Jan 12, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue an order directing a VA employee to repay the amount, or a portion of the amount, of an award or bonus paid to the employee if: (1) the VA determines that such repayment is appropriate, and (2) the employee is afforded notice and an opportunity for a hearing conducted by another federal agency. Makes such repayment decisions final and unreviewable.

Makes this Act applicable to awards or bonuses paid before, on, or after the date of this Act's enactment.

What's happening now March 3, 2015

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 5620 Related bill VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2016
  • HR 6062 Related bill SERVICE Act
  • S 3170 Related bill VA Accountability First and Appeals Modernization Act of 2016
 Bill text 4 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 1
Rothfus, Keith
· Feb 26, 2015
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Feb 12, 2015
Hensarling, Jeb
· Feb 10, 2015
Costello, Ryan
· Jan 30, 2015
Murphy, Tim
· Jan 14, 2015
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