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HR 575 114th Congress House

VA Bonus Accountability Act

Official title: To appropriately limit the authority to award bonuses to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 27, 2015 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversightDepartment of Veterans AffairsExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Feb 6, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Jan 27, 2015
Introduced in House
Jan 27, 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.
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 Latest action February 6, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stop Wasteful Bonuses in Department of Veterans Affairs Act of 2015 or VA Bonus Accountability Act

Prohibits the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) from awarding a bonus to any VA employee for five years after the end of a fiscal year in which the Comptroller General, the VA Inspector General, or any other senior VA ethics official makes an adverse finding relating to the employee. Requires VA to order such an employee to repay any bonus awarded in any year in which an adverse finding is made.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 575: VA Bonus Accountability Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-575/
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"H.R. 575: VA Bonus Accountability Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-575/.
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H.R. 575, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-575/.
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[H.R. 575: VA Bonus Accountability Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-575/)
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