About the bill
The VA Accountability Act (H.R. 1994), which would make it easier for the Department of Veterans Affairs to demote or fire employees based on poor performance and offer increased protection for whistleblowers, was passed in the House by a vote of 256–170. All but one of the votes against the bill came from Democrats. The White House issued a policy statement in strong opposition on the grounds that the bill would allow a VA employee to be removed from federal service or demoted without the ability to appeal that decision. The policy statement included a threat to veto the bill were it to arrive at the President’s desk.
Sponsor and status
114th Congress (2015–2017)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on July 29, 2015 but was never passed by the Senate. Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
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98 Cosponsors (96 Republicans, 2 Democrats)
History
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Apr 23, 2015
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Introduced
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Jun 2, 2015
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Considered by Economic Opportunity
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Jun 25, 2015
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Considered by Economic Opportunity
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Jul 15, 2015
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Ordered Reported
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Jul 29, 2015
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Passed House (Senate next)
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Jun 10, 2016
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Related Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5325 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 1994 (114th). |
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Sep 28, 2016
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Related Bill —
Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
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Sep 28, 2016
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House Agreed to Changes
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Sep 29, 2016
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Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5325 (114th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on H.R. 1994 (114th). |
H.R. 1994 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1994. This is the one from the 114th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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