119-hr3261

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3261 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 3261

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities relating 
 to the collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health 
 Administration.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 May 7, 2025

 Mr. Takano (for himself, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Gomez, Ms. Sanchez, 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

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 A BILL

 To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities relating 
 to the collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health 
 Administration.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``VA Employee Fairness Act of 2025''.

SEC. 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.
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