H.R. 3261

119 HR 3261 IH: VA Employee Fairness Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-05-07
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 3261  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   May 7, 2025   Mr. Takano  (for himself,  Ms. Sewell ,  Mr.
  Gomez ,  Ms. Sánchez ,  Ms. Waters ,  Mr.
  Peters ,  Mr. Vargas ,  Ms. DeGette ,  Mr. Larson of
  Connecticut ,  Ms. Norton ,  Mr. Frost ,  Mrs.
  Cherfilus-McCormick ,  Mrs. McBath ,
  Ms. Kelly of Illinois ,  Mrs. Ramirez ,  Ms.
  Budzinski ,  Mr. Mrvan ,  Mr. Moulton ,  Mr.
  Lynch ,  Mr. Keating ,  Mr. Hoyer ,  Ms.
  Tlaib ,  Mr. Conaway ,  Ms. Sherrill ,  Mr.
  Espaillat ,  Mr. Kennedy of New York ,
  Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania ,  Ms. Scanlon ,  Mr.
  Amo ,  Mr. Doggett ,  Ms. McClellan ,  Mr. Smith of
  Washington ,  Ms. Moore of Wisconsin ,
  Mr. McGarvey ,  Mr.
  Larsen of Washington ,  Mr. Foster ,
  Ms. Williams of Georgia ,  Mr. Subramanyam ,  Mr.
  Raskin ,  Mr. Morelle ,  Mr. Golden of Maine ,  Ms.
  Ocasio-Cortez ,  Ms. Craig ,  Mr. Norcross ,  Mr.
  Stanton ,  Mr. Davis of Illinois ,
  Ms. Chu ,  Mr.
  Horsford ,  Ms. Strickland ,  Mr. Carbajal ,  Mr.
  Khanna ,  Ms. Stevens ,  Ms. Hoyle of Oregon ,  Ms.
  Omar ,  Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania ,
  Ms. Titus ,  Mr.
  Ryan ,  Mr. Pocan ,  Ms. Brown ,  Mr. Thompson of
  California ,  Ms. Garcia of Texas ,
  Mr. Goldman of New York ,  Mr. Bishop ,  Mrs.
  Dingell ,  Mr. Gottheimer ,  Ms. Johnson of Texas ,  Mr.
  Thanedar ,  Ms. Dexter ,  Ms. McBride ,  Ms.
  Goodlander ,  Ms. Brownley ,  Mr. Levin ,  Ms.
  Salinas ,  Mr. Pappas , and  Ms. Meng ) introduced the following bill; which was referred
        to the  Committee on Veterans'
        Affairs    A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   VA Employee Fairness Act of 2025  .
2.
Modification of authorities on collective bargaining of employees of the Veterans Health Administration
(a)
In general
Section 7422 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d); and
(2)
by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (b).
(b)
Rule of construction
The amendments made by subsection (a) may not be construed to affect the authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding incentive pay and expedited hiring under section 706 of title 38, United States Code, or other similar provisions of law.