To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recoup bonuses and awards paid to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Bill: 114-hr-280
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1]
Introduced: 2015-01-12 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Administrative remedies
Department of Veterans Affairs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Summary:
action_date: 2015-01-12
text: 
Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue an order directing a VA employee to repay the amount, or a portion of the amount, of an award or bonus paid to the employee if: (1) the Secretary determines that such repayment is appropriate, and (2) the employee is afforded notice and an opportunity for a hearing. Makes the Secretary's repayment decisions final and unreviewable by any other agency or any court.
 
Makes this Act applicable to awards or bonuses paid before, on, or after the date of this Act's enactment.

action_date: 2015-03-02
text: 
 Authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue an order directing a VA employee to repay the amount, or a portion of the amount, of an award or bonus paid to the employee if: (1) the VA determines that such repayment is appropriate, and (2) the employee is afforded notice and an opportunity for a hearing conducted by another federal agency. Makes such repayment decisions final and unreviewable.
 
Makes this Act applicable to awards or bonuses paid before, on, or after the date of this Act's enactment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2015-03-03
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2015-03-02
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2015-03-02
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1507)
action_date: 2015-03-02
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1507)
action_date: 2015-03-02
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1511)
action_date: 2015-03-02
text: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Miller (FL) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
action_date: 2015-03-02
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 280.
action_date: 2015-03-02
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1507-1509)
action_date: 2015-03-02
text: Mr. Miller (FL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2015-03-02
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 21.
action_date: 2015-03-02
text: Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
action_date: 2015-03-02
text: Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
action_date: 2015-03-02
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-32, Part I.
action_date: 2015-03-02
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 114-32, Part I.
action_date: 2015-02-12
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2015-02-12
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
action_date: 2015-01-27
text: Committee Hearings Held.
action_date: 2015-01-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-01-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-01-12
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2015-01-12
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2015-01-12
text: Introduced in House