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Union Calendar No. 446 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1948 

[Report No. 117–618] 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities relating to 

the collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 16, 2021 

Mr. TAKANO (for himself, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE

of Pennsylvania, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. 

CARBAJAL, Mr. CA ́RDENAS, Ms. CHU, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. COHEN, Mr. 

COOPER, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. ESHOO, 

Mr. ESPAILLAT, Mr. EVANS, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. VICENTE GONZALEZ of 

Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HASTINGS, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. HIGGINS of New 

York, Ms. NORTON, Ms. JACOBS of California, Mr. KAHELE, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. 

LAMB, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. LEVIN

of Michigan, Mr. LOWENTHAL, Mrs. LURIA, Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. MCBATH, 

Ms. MCCOLLUM, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. MRVAN, Ms. NEWMAN, 

Mr. NORCROSS, Mr. PANETTA, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. POCAN, Ms. PINGREE, 

Miss RICE of New York, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. RUSH, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. SIRES, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. 

SUOZZI, Mr. SWALWELL, Ms. TITUS, Mr. TRONE, Mr. VARGAS, Mrs. 

DINGELL, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. LAWSON of Florida, Mr. 

LEVIN of California, Mr. MCGOVERN, Ms. OMAR, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. 

PRESSLEY, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Mr. SAN NICOLAS, Mr. DEFAZIO, and Mr. 

GARCI ́A of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 


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Additional sponsors: Mr. BOWMAN, Ms. CASTOR of Florida, Mr. CASTRO of 

Texas, Ms. JAYAPAL, Mr. NADLER, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. PALLONE, 

Ms. PORTER, Mr. RASKIN, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. THOMPSON

of California, Mr. TONKO, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

of New York, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, 

Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, 

Mr. CROW, Mr. KILMER, Ms. WILSON of Florida, Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of 

Florida, Mr. SABLAN, Mrs. AXNE, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. JONES, Ms. 

MENG, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Ms. VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. COSTA, Mr. SOTO, 

Ms. WEXTON, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. CARSON, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. 

BASS, Mr. CASTEN, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. SARBANES, Mrs. BEATTY, Ms. 

CLARKE of New York, Ms. DEAN, Ms. DEGETTE, Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. 

KUSTER, Mr. PETERS, Mr. PHILLIPS, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. 

QUIGLEY, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. WATERS, Ms. BARRAGA ́N, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. TORRES of 

New York, Mr. WELCH, Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. JEFFRIES, 

Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. NEGUSE, Ms. ROSS, Ms. SA ́NCHEZ, Mrs. TORRES of 

California, Mr. BERA, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. BUSH, 

Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. HARDER of California, Ms. 

STANSBURY, Mr. YARMUTH, Mr. CRIST, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. JACKSON

LEE, Ms. SEWELL, Ms. CLARK of Massachusetts, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. 

LIEU, Mr. VEASEY, Mr. DOGGETT, Ms. BROWN of Ohio, Mrs. FLETCHER, 

Ms. MATSUI, Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas, Mr. PASCRELL, Mr. RUIZ, Mr. 

THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. CICILLINE, Ms. SCANLON, Mrs. 

CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. ADAMS, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, 

Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. GOTTHEIMER, Ms. MANNING, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. STEVENS, Ms. STRICKLAND, Mr. BEYER, Ms. 

DELBENE, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. LARSON of 

Connecticut, Mr. MOULTON, Mrs. TRAHAN, Ms. WILD, Mrs. WATSON

COLEMAN, Mr. MALINOWSKI, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Ms. CRAIG, Mrs. 

DEMINGS, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. GREEN of Texas, Mrs. LEE of Nevada, 

Mr. MEEKS, Mr. MORELLE, Mr. MCEACHIN, Mr. GOLDEN, Mr. STANTON, Mr. RYAN of New York, Ms. SCHRIER, Mr. CORREA, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. DEUTCH, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. 

MFUME, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. BACON, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. 

AUCHINCLOSS, Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Ms. BLUNT

ROCHESTER, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. HIMES, Ms. JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 

SCHRADER, Mr. KIND, Mrs. PELTOLA, and Mr. KEATING


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Reported from the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be 

printed 


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A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities 

relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the 

Veterans Health Administration. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘VA Employee Fairness 

5 Act of 2021’’. 

6 SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES ON COLLECTIVE 

7 BARGAINING OF EMPLOYEES OF THE VET8 ERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION. 

9 Section 7422 of title 38, United States Code, is 

10 amended— 

11 (1) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d); and 

12 (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub13 section (b). 


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Union Calendar No. 446 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1948 

[Report No. 117–618] 

A BILL 

To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify 

tion. employees in the Veterans Health Administraauthorities relating to the collective bargaining of 

DECEMBER 12, 2022 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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