I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9855 
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 
SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 
Mr. TAKANO (for himself, Mr. POCAN, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. BUDZINSKI, Mr. 
SWALWELL, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Ms. NORTON, Ms. 
CASTOR of Florida, Mr. DOGGETT, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. LOIS 
FRANKEL of Florida, Ms. LEE of California, Mr. CARSON, Mr. SCHIFF, 
Mr. GREEN of Texas, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. OMAR, Ms. SALI-
NAS, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. RYAN, Mr. MRVAN, Mr. MCGARVEY, Mr. 
MOULTON, Mr. KEATING, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. KUSTER, Mr. EVANS, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Mr. 
BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. SORENSEN, Mr. KHANNA, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 
KILDEE, Mr. PETERS, Mr. NADLER, Mr. ALLRED, Ms. PORTER, Ms. 
STEVENS, Mr. MOYLAN, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. KELLY of Il-
linois, Ms. TITUS, Mr. BACON, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Ms. UNDER-
WOOD, Mr. BOWMAN, Mr. LANDSMAN, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. 
HORSFORD, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. TRONE, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. FOSTER, Ms. 
BALINT, Mrs. TORRES of California, Mr. CARBAJAL, Ms. CRAIG, Mr. 
LEVIN, Ms. SCANLON, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. 
NORCROSS, Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of California, Ms. PETTERSEN, Ms. 
GARCIA of Texas, Mr. HOYER, Ms. DEAN of Pennsylvania, Mr. CASTEN, 
Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. DESAULNIER, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Ms. 
MCCLELLAN, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. THANEDAR, Mr. COSTA, Mr. MCGOV-
ERN, Ms. BONAMICI, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. BOYLE of Penn-
sylvania, Mr. AMO, Ms. WILD, Mr. DELUZIO, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. SEWELL, 
Mr. KIM of New Jersey, Ms. MENG, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. 
JAYAPAL, Mrs. HAYES, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. 
GOLDEN of Maine, Ms. PINGREE, Mr. SOTO, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, 
Mr. LIEU, Ms. HOYLE of Oregon, Ms. SA´NCHEZ, Ms. CHU, and Mr. LAR-
SEN of Washington) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
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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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘VA Employee Fairness 
Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES ON COLLECTIVE 
BARGAINING OF EMPLOYEES OF THE VET-
ERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 7422 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub-
section (b). 
(b) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—The amendments 
made by subsection (a) may not be construed to affect 
the authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs re-
garding incentive pay and expedited hiring under section 
706 of title 38, United States Code, or other similar provi-
sions of law. 
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