US Congress Senate Bill 2545 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 8-5)
Status: Introduced on June 26 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-06-26 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs: (1) within 180 days after the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) submits a report to Congress in 2014 that identifies VA medical facilities at which scheduling practices did not comply with VA policies and procedures, to identify each VA employee who, during any of FY2011-FY2014, contributed to the purposeful omission of the names of veterans from an electronic wait list for health care at such a facility, who was a VA supervisor who knew or should have known that the employee contributed to such omission, and who received a bonus in part because of such omission; and (2) after notice and an opportunity for a hearing, to order such employee to repay the bonus.

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list manipulations, and for other purposes.

Sen. Kelly Ayotte [R-NH]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]
Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ]	Sen. Kay Hagan [D-NC]	Sen. Mike Johanns [R-NE]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. John Thune [R-SD]
Sen. John Walsh [D-MT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-06-26	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2545/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2545/BILLS-113s2545is.pdf