Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Fairness Act of 2024
This bill modifies collective bargaining rules for employees of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) by removing three outdated subsections (formerly (b), (c), and (d)) and reorganizing the remaining rules. It directly affects VHA employees and their unions, streamlining how they negotiate with the Department of Veterans Affairs. The key change simplifies the existing framework without adding new requirements or restrictions. This is a procedural adjustment to the current labor relations process for VA healthcare workers.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 21, 2024
Last action Mar 21, 2024
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Total actions
2
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Committee
1
Mar 21, 2024
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
upper
Mar 21, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 19 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Sherrod Brown
DDemocratic
Co
Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
Co
Benjamin L. Cardin
DDemocratic
Co
Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
Co
Brian Schatz
DDemocratic
Co
Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
Co
Christopher Murphy
DDemocratic
Co
Edward J. Markey
DDemocratic
Co
Elizabeth Warren
DDemocratic
Co
Gary C. Peters
DDemocratic
Co
John Fetterman
DDemocratic
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