United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee 110 D cosponsors

HR 3261 — VA Employee Fairness Act of 2025

Last action — Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced May 07, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

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Prognosis

Stalled 26% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 110 sponsors

    1 primary, 109 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (110 D).

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill removes specific provisions related to collective bargaining for employees in the Veterans Health Administration, thus broadening the scope for such bargaining.

  • 38 U.S.C. § 7422

    (b) Such collective bargaining (and any grievance procedures provided under a collective bargaining agreement) in the case of employees described in section 7421(b) of this title may not cover, or have any applicability to, any matter or question concerning or arising out of (1) professional conduct or competence, (2) peer review, or (3) the establishment, determination, or adjustment of employee compensation under this title.

    This change allows collective bargaining to cover more issues related to the employees described in section 7421(b).

  • 38 U.S.C. § 7422

    (c) For purposes of this section, the term “professional conduct or competence” means any of the following: (1) Direct patient care. (2) Clinical competence.

    This removal means 'professional conduct or competence' no longer has a specified definition in this section, potentially expanding discussions in collective bargaining.

  • 38 U.S.C. § 7422

    (d) An issue of whether a matter or question concerns or arises out of (1) professional conduct or competence, (2) peer review, or (3) the establishment, determination, or adjustment of employee compensation under this title shall be decided by the Secretary and is not itself subject to collective bargaining and may not be reviewed by any other agency.

    This change removes the Secretary's exclusive authority to decide disputes related to professional conduct, peer review, and compensation determined outside of collective bargaining.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 109 co-sponsors · 437 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (109)

Not signed on (437)

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HR 3261?
HR 3261 is sponsored by Sewell, Terri A. (Democratic), Gomez, Jimmy (Democratic), Sánchez, Linda T. (Democratic), Waters, Maxine (Democratic), Peters, Scott H. (Democratic), Vargas, Juan (Democratic), DeGette, Diana (Democratic), Larson, John B. (Democratic), Norton, Eleanor Holmes (Democratic), Frost, Maxwell (Democratic), Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila (Democratic), McBath, Lucy (Democratic), Kelly, Robin L. (Democratic), Ramirez, Delia C. (Democratic), Budzinski, Nikki (Democratic), Mrvan, Frank J. (Democratic), Moulton, Seth (Democratic), Lynch, Stephen F. (Democratic), Keating, William R. (Democratic), Hoyer, Steny H. (Democratic), Tlaib, Rashida (Democratic), Conaway, Herbert C. (Democratic), Sherrill, Mikie (Democratic), Espaillat, Adriano (Democratic), Kennedy, Timothy M. (Democratic), Boyle, Brendan F. (Democratic), Scanlon, Mary Gay (Democratic), Amo, Gabe (Democratic), Doggett, Lloyd (Democratic), McClellan, Jennifer L. (Democratic), Smith, Adam (Democratic), Moore, Gwen (Democratic), McGarvey, Morgan (Democratic), Larsen, Rick (Democratic), Foster, Bill (Democratic), Williams, Nikema (Democratic), Subramanyam, Suhas (Democratic), Raskin, Jamie (Democratic), Morelle, Joseph D. (Democratic), Golden, Jared F. (Democratic), Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria (Democratic), Craig, Angie (Democratic), Norcross, Donald (Democratic), Stanton, Greg (Democratic), Davis, Danny K. (Democratic), Chu, Judy (Democratic), Horsford, Steven (Democratic), Strickland, Marilyn (Democratic), Carbajal, Salud O. (Democratic), Khanna, Ro (Democratic), Stevens, Haley M. (Democratic), Hoyle, Val T. (Democratic), Omar, Ilhan (Democratic), Dean, Madeleine (Democratic), Titus, Dina (Democratic), Ryan, Patrick (Democratic), Pocan, Mark (Democratic), Brown, Shontel M. (Democratic), Thompson, Mike (Democratic), Garcia, Sylvia R. (Democratic), Goldman, Daniel S. (Democratic), Bishop, Sanford D. (Democratic), Dingell, Debbie (Democratic), Gottheimer, Josh (Democratic), Johnson, Julie (Democratic), Thanedar, Shri (Democratic), Dexter, Maxine (Democratic), McBride, Sarah (Democratic), Goodlander, Maggie (Democratic), Brownley, Julia (Democratic), Levin, Mike (Democratic), Salinas, Andrea (Democratic), Pappas, Chris (Democratic), Meng, Grace (Democratic), Aguilar, Pete (Democratic), Morrison, Kelly (Democratic), Hayes, Jahana (Democratic), Jayapal, Pramila (Democratic), Sherman, Brad (Democratic), Neguse, Joe (Democratic), García, Jesús G. "Chuy" (Democratic), Bell, Wesley (Democratic), Ross, Deborah K. (Democratic), Underwood, Lauren (Democratic), Krishnamoorthi, Raja (Democratic), McIver, LaMonica (Democratic), Clarke, Yvette D. (Democratic), Mfume, Kweisi (Democratic), DeSaulnier, Mark (Democratic), Randall, Emily (Democratic), Simon, Lateefah (Democratic), Mannion, John W. (Democratic), Casar, Greg (Democratic), Wasserman Schultz, Debbie (Democratic), Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" (Democratic), Friedman, Laura (Democratic), Grijalva, Adelita S. (Democratic), Wilson, Frederica S. (Democratic), McGovern, James P. (Democratic), Cohen, Steve (Democratic), Balint, Becca (Democratic), Houlahan, Chrissy (Democratic), Tonko, Paul (Democratic), Pingree, Chellie (Democratic), Bonamici, Suzanne (Democratic), Torres, Ritchie (Democratic), Pressley, Ayanna (Democratic), Schakowsky, Janice D. (Democratic), Pallone, Frank (Democratic), and Takano, Mark (Democratic).
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This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced May 07, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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