Accountability to Safeguard Veterans from Violent Crimes Act of 2016
Latest action · Sep 14, 2016 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedSep 14, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Accountability to Safeguard Veterans from Violent Crimes Act of 2016
This bill prohibits the covered service of an individual who is removed (or who retires before being removed) from a specified medical professional position in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and who is convicted of committing a crime of violence against a veteran while employed in such position from being taken into account for purposes of calculating a federal retirement annuity for such individual.
"Covered service" means the period of service beginning on the date the VA determines such individual engaged in activity that gave rise to the removal action and ending on the date such individual is removed from or leaves VA employment. An individual whose annuity is reduced pursuant to this bill shall be entitled to be paid so much of such individual's lump-sum credit as is attributable to such period of covered service.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 19, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Sep 19, 2016 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 14, 2016 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2016Introduced in Senate
- Sep 14, 2016Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Related bills 6
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 290 | Increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability to Veterans Act of 2016 | Related bill | Dec 12, 2016 |
| HR 473 | Increasing the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability to Veterans Act of 2015 | Related bill | Apr 16, 2015 |
| HR 1994 | VA Accountability Act of 2015 | Related bill | Jul 30, 2015 |
| S 2921 | Veterans First Act | Related bill | May 16, 2016 |
| HR 3595 | Increased Authorizations for the Denver VA Medical Center Construction Project Act | Related bill | Sep 25, 2015 |
| HR 6062 | SERVICE Act | Related bill | Oct 19, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to reduce the benefits of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs who are medical professionals and were convicted of violent crimes against veterans, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Accountability to Safeguard Veterans from Violent Crimes Act of 2016
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2016Introduced in Senate
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