VA Care and Benefits Accountability Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The VA Care and Benefits Accountability Act targets two executive orders on exclusions from Federal labor-management relations programs. It states that Executive Order 14251 and Executive Order 14343 have no force or effect with respect to the Department of Veterans Affairs. It also bars Federal funds from being obligated or expended to carry out either order with regard to VA. The bill therefore prevents VA management from using those executive orders to exclude VA components or workers from Federal labor-management relations coverage and blocks spending on implementation.
Who Benefits and How
VA employees covered by labor-management relations benefit because the executive-order exclusions cannot be applied at VA. VA employee unions benefit because bargaining and representation structures are protected from those exclusions. Veterans relying on VA care and benefits may benefit indirectly if labor-management stability reduces workforce disruption.
Who Bears the Burden and How
VA management must stop implementing the covered executive-order exclusions and avoid spending Federal funds on them. VA labor relations officials must unwind or avoid policies based on Executive Orders 14251 and 14343. Administration officials favoring the exclusions lose a VA implementation pathway.
Key Provisions
- Provides that Executive Order 14251 has no force or effect for VA.
- Provides that Executive Order 14343 has no force or effect for VA.
- Bars Federal funds from being obligated or spent to carry out either order with regard to VA.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Nullifies Executive Orders 14251 and 14343 as applied to the Department of Veterans Affairs and bars Federal funds from being obligated or spent to carry out those labor-management exclusions at VA.
Key Policy Areas
Veterans Affairs, Federal Workforce, Labor
Primary Purpose
Nullifies Executive Orders 14251 and 14343 as applied to the Department of Veterans Affairs and bars Federal funds from being obligated or spent to carry out those labor-management exclusions at VA.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- VA employees
- VA employee unions
- Veterans relying on VA services
Identified Costs
- VA management
- VA labor relations officials
- Administration officials implementing labor-management exclusions
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Mrs. Ramirez (for herself, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Takano, Mr. Conaway, …
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition …
Introduced in House
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