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VA Employee Fairness Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-1650| Senate 
| Updated: 5/7/2025
Tammy Duckworth

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (10)
Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)John Fetterman (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
The VA Employee Fairness Act of 2025 seeks to significantly expand collective bargaining rights for employees within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). It proposes to amend title 38 of the United States Code by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 7422, which currently impose limitations on these rights for certain VHA personnel. By removing these specific restrictions, the bill intends to grant VHA employees broader authority to engage in collective bargaining. However, it explicitly states that these changes will not affect the Secretary of Veterans Affairs' existing authorities regarding incentive pay and expedited hiring under section 706 or other similar provisions of law, thereby preserving certain management flexibilities.
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Timeline
May 7, 2025
Introduced in Senate
May 7, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 29, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-3261
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
  • May 7, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 7, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • May 29, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-3261
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 119-3261: VA Employee Fairness Act of 2025

VA Employee Fairness Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-1650| Senate 
| Updated: 5/7/2025
The VA Employee Fairness Act of 2025 seeks to significantly expand collective bargaining rights for employees within the Veterans Health Administration (VHA). It proposes to amend title 38 of the United States Code by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d) of section 7422, which currently impose limitations on these rights for certain VHA personnel. By removing these specific restrictions, the bill intends to grant VHA employees broader authority to engage in collective bargaining. However, it explicitly states that these changes will not affect the Secretary of Veterans Affairs' existing authorities regarding incentive pay and expedited hiring under section 706 or other similar provisions of law, thereby preserving certain management flexibilities.
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Timeline
May 7, 2025
Introduced in Senate
May 7, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
May 29, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-3261
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
  • May 7, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 7, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • May 29, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-3261
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Tammy Duckworth

Tammy Duckworth

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (10)
Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)John Fetterman (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Brian Schatz (Democratic)Jeff Merkley (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 119-3261: VA Employee Fairness Act of 2025
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted