To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit Members of Congress to use facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs for the purposes of meeting with constituents, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to let Members of Congress use VA facilities to meet constituents under agency rules and rent terms.
Who Benefits and How
Members of Congress and their constituents could gain additional meeting space inside VA facilities that is visible and accessible during business hours.
Who Bears the Burden and How
VA and GSA would have to identify usable space, write regulations, and administer the facility-use program while policing political-use restrictions.
Key Provisions
- Requires VA to permit congressional use of VA facilities for constituent meetings on request, subject to regulations.
- Requires VA and GSA to identify available space and sets accessibility and rent requirements.
- Requires the regulations to comply with the Hatch Act and related restrictions on political activity.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to let Members of Congress use VA facilities to meet constituents under agency rules and rent terms.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Veterans
Primary Purpose
Requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to let Members of Congress use VA facilities to meet constituents under agency rules and rent terms.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Members of Congress and constituents seeking meeting space at VA facilities
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- VA and GSA staff administering the facility-use program
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Sheehy introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Members of Congress and constituents using VA facilities for meetings, VA and GSA staff administering space identification, rules, and compliance
Positive-direction: Members of Congress and constituents using VA facilities for meetings
Negative-direction: VA and GSA staff administering space identification, rules, and compliance
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
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