US Congress Senate Bill 627 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 14-3)
Status: Introduced on March 3 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-09-28 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 240.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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. (Sec. 1) This bill provides that if the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) makes an adverse finding that a VA employee has violated a VA policy for which the employee may be removed or suspended, or has violated a law for which the employee may be imprisoned for more than one year, the VA may not award a bonus to such employee until the earlier of the date that: is five years after the end of the fiscal year in which the adverse finding was made, or the finding is found to have been made in error. If an adverse finding is made, the VA, after providing notice and an opportunity for a hearing, shall direct the employee to repay any bonus he or she received during the year in which the adverse finding is made, unless such finding is found to have been made in error. (Sec. 2) If a VA employee receives a reprimand or admonishment the VA shall retain a copy of such reprimand or admonishment in the employee's permanent record as long as he or she is employed by the VA.

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. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ]
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. John Thune [R-SD]	Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]
Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA]	Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]	Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]	Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]
Sen. John McCain [R-AZ]	Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]	Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]	Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]
Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-09-28	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 240.
2015-09-28	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Reported by Senator Isakson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 114-148. Minority views filed.
2015-07-22	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2015-05-13	Senate	Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
2015-03-03	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/627/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s627/BILLS-114s627is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s627/BILLS-114s627rs.pdf