S 1257
114th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Health personnel
Labor-management relations
Veterans' medical care
Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Fairness Act of 2015
Introduced: May 7, 2015
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 7, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 7, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Fairness Act of 2015
This bill repeals the exclusion from the collective bargaining rights of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) employees of regulations of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) addressing any matter or question concerning professional conduct or competence, peer review, or the establishment, determination, or adjustment of employee compensation.
As a result VHA employees may participate in collective bargaining with the VA over such regulations.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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