VA Patient Protection Act of 2015
Latest action · Nov 18, 2015 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-252.
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.
- IntroducedNov 17, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
VA Patient Protection Act of 2015
This bill establishes an additional method for filing whistle blower complaints in which a Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employee may file such complaints with his or her immediate and next-level supervisors, and ultimately with the VA after having properly filed a complaint at each supervisory level.
If a supervisor makes a positive determination regarding such complaint the VA shall: (1) inform the employee of the ability to volunteer for a transfer, and (2) give preference to such transfer.
The VA may not exempt any employee from such whistle blower coverage.
The central whistle blower office shall be responsible for investigating all VA whistle blower complaints, regardless of whether such complaints are made by or against an employee who is not a Senior Executive Service member.
The VA shall carry out specified adverse actions against a supervisor who commits a prohibited personnel action relating to a whistle blower complaint.
A supervisor who commits a prohibited personnel action shall not be paid any award or bonus for a one-year period, and any award or bonus paid during that period shall be recouped.
VA employees shall receive annual whistle blower complaint training.
Congressional testimony by a VA employee in his or her official capacity shall be considered official duty, and the VA shall provide any such employee with travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, during the period when the employee is so testifying.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 17, 2015 to Apr 19, 2016, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Nov 17, 2015 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Nov 17, 2015 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Nov 17, 2015 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Nov 17, 2015 |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Original | Nov 17, 2015 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Nov 17, 2015 |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Dec 17, 2015 | |
| R-PA | Patrick J. Toomey | Dec 17, 2015 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Jan 11, 2016 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Feb 23, 2016 | |
| D-IN | Joe Donnelly | Mar 1, 2016 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Apr 19, 2016 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2015Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-252.
- Nov 17, 2015Introduced in Senate
- Nov 17, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2806 | Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 | Related bill | Apr 18, 2016 |
| HR 3909 | Veterans Health and Accountability Act | Related bill | Dec 3, 2015 |
| HR 5325 | Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act | Related bill | Sep 29, 2016 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Evidence and witnesses
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government studies and investigations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2015Introduced in Senate
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