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S. 1496 114th Congress Senate

Ensuring Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Accountability Act

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to retain a copy of any reprimand or admonishment received by an emp… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to retain a copy of any reprimand or admonishment received by an employee of the Department in the permanent record of the employee.

Introduced: June 3, 2015 Introduced by: Bill Cassidy Republican · Louisiana See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Department of Veterans AffairsEmployee performanceGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruption
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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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Jun 3, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 3, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 3, 2015

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ensuring Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Accountability Act

Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to retain in a VA employee's permanent record a copy of any reprimand or admonishment received by such an employee.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2921 Veterans First Act
  • HR 1038 Ensuring VA Employee Accountability Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1496: Ensuring Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Accountability Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1496/
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