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S 627 114th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government studies and investigations Performance measurement Veterans' medical care

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list manipulations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 3, 2015 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 28, 2015
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 240.
Sep 28, 2015
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Isakson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 114-148. Minority views filed.
Jul 22, 2015
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 13, 2015
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-182.
Mar 3, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 3, 2015
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(Sec. 1) This bill provides that if the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) makes an adverse finding that a VA employee has violated a VA policy for which the employee may be removed or suspended, or has violated a law for which the employee may be imprisoned for more than one year, the VA may not award a bonus to such employee until the earlier of the date that:

  • is five years after the end of the fiscal year in which the adverse finding was made, or
  • the finding is found to have been made in error.

If an adverse finding is made, the VA, after providing notice and an opportunity for a hearing, shall direct the employee to repay any bonus he or she received during the year in which the adverse finding is made, unless such finding is found to have been made in error.

(Sec. 2) If a VA employee receives a reprimand or admonishment the VA shall retain a copy of such reprimand or admonishment in the employee's permanent record as long as he or she is employed by the VA.

What's happening now September 28, 2015

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 240.

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