US Congress House Bill 3459 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)
Status: Introduced on July 27 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

VA Staffing and Vacancies Transparency Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to publish and update monthly on a publicly available VA website, for each VA component and Veterans Health Administration medical facility, the number of: personnel encumbering positions; accessions and de-accessions of personnel during the preceding month; vacancies, by occupation; and active job postings that have been filled during the preceding 30 days, including the length of time for which each position was posted prior to being filled. The Inspector General of VA must review and make recommendations for improving the administration of the website semiannually. The VA shall report to Congress annually on the steps it is taking to achieve full staffing capacity.

VA Staffing and Vacancies Transparency Act of 2017

Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Charlie Crist [D-FL]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Sanford Bishop [D-GA]
Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]
Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]
Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-07-27	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-07-27	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-07-27	House	Introduced in House

SB2193 (Related) 2018-03-07 - By Senator Isakson from Committee on Veterans' Affairs filed written report. Report No. 115-212.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3459/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3459/BILLS-115hr3459ih.pdf