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H.R. 6682 117th Congress House

Protecting VA Employees Act

Official title: To amend titles 38 and 5, United States Code, to ensure that certain employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs are subject to the same removal, demotion,… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend titles 38 and 5, United States Code, to ensure that certain employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs are subject to the same removal, demotion, and suspension policies as other employees of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 17, 2022 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security
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Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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 9, 2022
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 Latest action February 9, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting VA Employees Act

This bill repeals certain provisions related to procedures for the removal, demotion, or suspension of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs based on performance or misconduct. The bill also restores certain provisions regarding disciplinary and grievance procedures.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Jul 12, 2022
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 30, 2022
 D
Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Mar 17, 2022
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Feb 9, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6682: Protecting VA Employees Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6682/
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"H.R. 6682: Protecting VA Employees Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6682/.
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H.R. 6682, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6682/.
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[H.R. 6682: Protecting VA Employees Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6682/)
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