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S. 1117 114th Congress Senate

Ensuring Veteran Safety Through Accountability Act of 2015

Official title: A bill 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 Vet… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill 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 Introduced by: Ron Johnson Republican · Wisconsin 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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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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 24, 2015
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-186.
Apr 28, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 28, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 24, 2015

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-186.

 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2047 Identical bill Ensuring Veteran Safety Through Accountability Act of 2015
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 7
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Apr 29, 2015
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Apr 28, 2015
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 28, 2015
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Apr 28, 2015
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Apr 28, 2015
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Apr 28, 2015
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Apr 28, 2015
Toomey, Patrick
· Apr 28, 2015
Vitter, David
· Apr 28, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1117: Ensuring Veteran Safety Through Accountability Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1117/
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"S. 1117: Ensuring Veteran Safety Through Accountability Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1117/.
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S. 1117, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1117/.
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