Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2015
Latest action · Jul 22, 2015 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
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.
- IntroducedMay 20, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2015
Requires the Inspector General (IG) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), at the same time the IG submits a report to the VA, to submit a copy of such report to the House and Senate Committees on Veterans' Affairs, including: (1) an explanation of any changes to the report recommended by the VA Secretary, and (2) a list of each manager responsible for an issue in a report that recommends actions to address to a public health or safety issue in the VA.
Requires the VA: (1) within seven days after such submission, to notify each such manager of such issue; (2) to direct such manager to resolve the issue, (3) to provide the manager with appropriate counseling and a mitigation plan for resolving the issue; and (4) to ensure that the manager's performance review includes an evaluation of actions taken regarding such issue.
Prohibits the Secretary from paying a bonus or award to any such manager if such issue remains unresolved.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 20, 2015 to Jul 21, 2015; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Original | May 20, 2015 |
| R-LA | Ralph Lee Abraham | Jul 10, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Jul 10, 2015 | |
| R-NC | David Rouzer | Jul 13, 2015 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Jul 15, 2015 | |
| R-LA | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. | Jul 16, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Jul 16, 2015 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Jul 16, 2015 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Jul 21, 2015 | |
| R-NC | Renee L. Ellmers | Jul 21, 2015 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred May 20, 2015 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jun 11, 2015Hearings Jul 14, 2015Markup Jul 22, 2015Reported Jul 22, 2015 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 22, 2015Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 22, 2015Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- Jul 14, 2015Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 11, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 20, 2015Introduced in House
- May 20, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 78, May 20, 2015, page H3506.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 114-31 | LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON: H.R. 272; H.R. 353; H.R. 359; H.R. 421; H.R. 423; H.R. 1356; H.R. 1688; H.R. 1862; H.R. 2464; H.R. 2914; H.R. 2915; H.R. 3016; AND, DRAFT LEGISLATION TO AUTHORIZE VA MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FOR FY 2015 AND TO MAKE CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF VA MEDICAL FACILITY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS132 pages | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Jul 14, 2015 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the accountability of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 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.
- May 20, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
