To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the Department of Veterans Affairs.
USA115th CongressHR-696| House
| Updated: 1/24/2017
Kurt Schrader
Democratic Representative
Oregon
Cosponsors (98)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Al Green (Democratic)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)John K. Delaney (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill declares that the memorandum titled "Presidential Memorandum Regarding the Hiring Freeze" published on January 23, 2017, or any other substantially similar memorandum, executive order, or other action by the President to prevent a department or agent of the federal government from filing vacant federal civilian employee positions or creating new such positions, shall have no force or effect with respect to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Government Operations and Politics
Department of Veterans AffairsEmployee hiringExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
To prohibit any hiring freeze from affecting the Department of Veterans Affairs.
USA115th CongressHR-696| House
| Updated: 1/24/2017
This bill declares that the memorandum titled "Presidential Memorandum Regarding the Hiring Freeze" published on January 23, 2017, or any other substantially similar memorandum, executive order, or other action by the President to prevent a department or agent of the federal government from filing vacant federal civilian employee positions or creating new such positions, shall have no force or effect with respect to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Kurt Schrader
Democratic Representative
Oregon
Cosponsors (98)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Tom O'Halleran (Democratic)John Garamendi (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Stephanie N. Murphy (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Brian Higgins (Democratic)Kathleen M. Rice (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Ben Ray Luján (Democratic)Madeleine Z. Bordallo (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger (Democratic)David Scott (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (Democratic)Carol Shea-Porter (Democratic)J. Luis Correa (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Suzan K. DelBene (Democratic)Scott H. Peters (Democratic)John P. Sarbanes (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Collin C. Peterson (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Michelle Lujan Grisham (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Walter B. Jones (Republican)Al Green (Democratic)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Mark DeSaulnier (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)Timothy J. Walz (Democratic)Jacky Rosen (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Brian J. Mast (Republican)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Daniel Lipinski (Democratic)Norma J. Torres (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)Salud O. Carbajal (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Adam Smith (Democratic)Ron Kind (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Beto O'Rourke (Democratic)Rick Larsen (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Charlie Crist (Democratic)Seth Moulton (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Suzanne Bonamici (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)John K. Delaney (Democratic)Cheri Bustos (Democratic)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Chellie Pingree (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Government Operations and Politics
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Department of Veterans AffairsEmployee hiringExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents