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HR 980 115th Congress House 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

VA Employee Fairness Act of 2017

Introduced: February 7, 2017 Introduced by: Takano, Mark Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 3, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Feb 7, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Feb 7, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

VA Employee Fairness Act of 2017

This bill repeals provisions excluding any matter or question concerning professional conduct or competence, peer review, or the establishment, determination, or adjustment of employee compensation from the applicability of collective bargaining rights for Veterans Health Administration employees.

What's happening now March 3, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 336 Related bill Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Fairness Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 25
D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 10, 2018
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 9, 2018
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Apr 12, 2018
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 26, 2018
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Sep 25, 2017
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 11, 2017
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Sep 5, 2017
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · May 17, 2017
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 27, 2017
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Apr 27, 2017
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Feb 27, 2017
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 14, 2017
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Feb 7, 2017
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 7, 2017
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 7, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 980: VA Employee Fairness Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-980/
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"H.R. 980: VA Employee Fairness Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-980/.
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H.R. 980, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-980/.
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