US Congress House Bill 1690 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 9-3-1)
Status: Engrossed on July 25 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-25 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Pending: Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Department of Veterans Affairs Bonus Transparency Act (Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), within 120 days after the end of each fiscal year, to submit a report to specified congressional committees on the performance awards and bonuses presented to Regional Office Directors of the VA, Directors of Medical Centers of the VA, Directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks, and any other individual employed in a senior executive position. Each report shall include: the amount of each award or bonus, the job title of each recipient, and the location where each recipient individual works.

Department of Veterans Affairs Bonus Transparency Act

Rep. Claudia Tenney [R-NY]	Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]	Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]
Rep. John Faso [R-NY]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Jim Banks [R-IN]	Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]
Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]
Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]

House - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (Y: 219 N: 186 NV: 28 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-25	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-07-24	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2017-07-24	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6172)
2017-07-24	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6198)
2017-07-24	House	At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Walz objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
2017-07-24	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1690.
2017-07-24	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6172-6173)
2017-07-24	House	Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2017-07-24	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 181.
2017-07-24	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 115-249.
2017-07-19	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2017-07-19	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-07-12	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
2017-07-12	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-06-29	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2017-03-22	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
2017-03-22	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-03-22	House	Introduced in House

HB1259 (Related) 2017-03-21 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
SB114 (Related) 2017-08-12 - Became Public Law No: 115-46. (TXT | PDF)
HR480 (Similar To) 2017-07-28 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
SB2807 (Related) 2018-05-09 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1690/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1690/BILLS-115hr1690ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1690/BILLS-115hr1690rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1690/BILLS-115hr1690eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2017408