S 1117 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Ensuring Veteran Safety Through Accountability Act of 2015

Introduced Apr 28, 2015 Originated Senate Sponsor Ron Johnson R-WI

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 24, 2015 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-186.

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.

  1. IntroducedApr 28, 2015
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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 16

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 28, 2015 to Jun 4, 2015, with 12 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-LABill CassidyOriginalApr 28, 2015
R-GADavid PerdueOriginalApr 28, 2015
R-LADavid VitterOriginalApr 28, 2015
R-OKJames M. InhofeOriginalApr 28, 2015
R-AZJeff FlakeOriginalApr 28, 2015
R-AZJohn McCainOriginalApr 28, 2015
R-IDMike CrapoOriginalApr 28, 2015
R-UTMike LeeOriginalApr 28, 2015
R-PAPatrick J. ToomeyOriginalApr 28, 2015
R-MTSteve DainesOriginalApr 28, 2015
R-MESusan M. CollinsOriginalApr 28, 2015
R-TXTed CruzOriginalApr 28, 2015
R-IDJames E. RischApr 29, 2015
R-UTOrrin G. HatchApr 30, 2015
R-MSThad CochranMay 6, 2015
R-NHKelly AyotteJun 4, 2015

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 24, 2015Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-186.
  2. Apr 28, 2015Introduced in Senate
  3. Apr 28, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 2047Ensuring Veteran Safety Through Accountability Act of 2015Identical billMay 26, 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.

  1. Apr 28, 2015Introduced in Senate

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