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HR 3459 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Department of Veterans Affairs Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Veterans' medical care

VA Staffing and Vacancies Transparency Act of 2017

Introduced: July 27, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Jul 27, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 27, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 27, 2017
Introduced in House
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VA Staffing and Vacancies Transparency Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to publish and update monthly on a publicly available VA website, for each VA component and Veterans Health Administration medical facility, the number of:

  • personnel encumbering positions;
  • accessions and de-accessions of personnel during the preceding month;
  • vacancies, by occupation; and
  • active job postings that have been filled during the preceding 30 days, including the length of time for which each position was posted prior to being filled.

The Inspector General of VA must review and make recommendations for improving the administration of the website semiannually.

The VA shall report to Congress annually on the steps it is taking to achieve full staffing capacity.

What's happening now July 27, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2193 Related bill Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 15, 2018
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 14, 2018
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Nov 7, 2017
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Oct 24, 2017
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Oct 24, 2017
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Oct 2, 2017
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 18, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 13, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3459: VA Staffing and Vacancies Transparency Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3459/
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"H.R. 3459: VA Staffing and Vacancies Transparency Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3459/.
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