Ensuring Veteran Safety Through Accountability Act of 2015
Latest action · May 26, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 28, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ensuring Veteran Safety Through Accountability Act of 2015
This bill expands the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to remove senior VA executives for performance or misconduct to include removal of VA health care professionals.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 5, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | May 5, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 26, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Apr 28, 2015Introduced in House
- Apr 28, 2015Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1117 | Ensuring Veteran Safety Through Accountability Act of 2015 | Identical bill | Jun 24, 2015 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 28, 2015Introduced in House
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