House Passes Bills Impacting Veterans and VA
The House has passed several bills that would impact veterans and the Department of Veterans Affairs in various ways. Here is a summary of these bills.
The House has passed several bills that would impact veterans and the Department of Veterans Affairs in various ways. Here is a summary of these bills.
Two Senators have introduced legislation that would provide enhanced retirement benefits to nearly 30,000 federal employees in law enforcement.
As part of his Shrink our Spending initiative, Congressman Matt Salmon (R-AZ) is introducing legislation that would take away grants for free yoga classes for federal employees.
Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) is introducing legislation to clamp down on VA food safety inspections after a whistleblower report highlighted unsanitary conditions at a kitchen facility in a Chicago area VA hospital.
Senator Jeff Flake (R-AZ) has released a list of government funded research studies that he calls “missed opportunities” in which time and money could have been put to better use.
The House has passed a bill which stipulates that Federal employees may not be placed on administrative leave for more than 14 days during any year for misconduct or poor performance.
One Congressman wants to put an end to what he calls the “frivolous use” of paid administrative leave for federal employees accused of misconduct.
The White House Office of Management and Budget released a statement this week in which it took issue with three House bills designed to reform personnel policy at the IRS.
A bill to require OPM to provide annual information on the amount of official time used by federal employees engaging in union activity has been sent to the House for consideration.
The Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs has introduced legislation to pay veterans who have suffered a traumatic injury to their reproductive organs $20,000 to be used for adoption fees or other personal expenses.