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HR 6638 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Employment discrimination and employee rights Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 8, 2022 Introduced by: Mann, Tracey Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 30, 2022
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 28, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Feb 8, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 8, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill modifies policies and procedures of the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) related to whistleblower disclosures and whistleblower retaliation, including by authorizing the transfer of VA funds to be made available for the purpose of addressing whistleblower and retaliation claims in specified circumstances.

What's happening now March 30, 2022

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
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Bost, Mike
Illinois · Feb 8, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6638: To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6638/
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"H.R. 6638: To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6638/.
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H.R. 6638, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6638/.
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[H.R. 6638: To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6638/)
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