H.R. 932 119th 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: February 4, 2025 Introduced by: Brian K. Fitzpatrick Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov

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Mar 6, 2025

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

Feb 4, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government 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 4, 2025

Introduced in House

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting VA Employees Act

This bill modifies procedures related to removals, demotions, suspensions, and disciplinary and grievance procedures for certain employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

The bill provides that employees of the VA must be treated the same as other federal employees in procedures for removals, demotions, or suspensions based on performance or misconduct. Specifically, the bill repeals certain provisions that implemented separate procedures for the removal, demotion, or suspension of VA employees based on performance or misconduct. The provisions repealed by the bill do not apply to senior executives, appointees in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), political appointees, or individuals who have not completed a probationary or trial period.

The bill also restores certain disciplinary and grievance procedures for certain appointed VHA personnel, specifically physicians, dentists, podiatrists, chiropractors, optometrists, registered nurses, physician assistants, and expanded-function dental auxiliaries. Specifically, the bill (1) reauthorizes individuals who are covered by a collective bargaining agreement to elect whether to proceed with a case via collective bargaining procedures or through the VA grievance procedures; and (2) restores the timing of the administration of cases regarding major adverse actions and other cases brought against specified VHA appointed positions, including to require the deciding official to render a decision within 21 days of receipt of the employee’s answer to a major adverse action charge.

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives
Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Veterans' Affairs Committee
Veterans' Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 13

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
for AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
for AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
for AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
for AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
for AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO
for AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
13 filings
Air Force, Dept of
13 filings
Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)
13 filings
Army, Dept of (Other)
13 filings
Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS)
13 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
13 filings
Defense Commissary Agency
13 filings
Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA)
13 filings

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Cosponsors 4

Neguse, Joe

Colorado · Aug 1, 2025

Salinas, Andrea

Oregon · Feb 13, 2025

Hoyle, Val T.

Oregon · Feb 11, 2025

Deluzio, Christopher R.

Pennsylvania · Feb 4, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 932: Protecting VA Employees Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-932/

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