Ensuring VA Employee Accountability Act

Bill: 115-hr-27
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6]
Introduced: 2017-01-03
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Department of Veterans Affairs

Employee performance

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Government information and archives

Personnel records
Latest action: action_date: 2017-01-04
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-01-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Ensuring VA Employee Accountability Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to retain a copy of any reprimand or admonishment received by a VA employee in the employee's permanent record.</p>

action_date: 2017-01-03
action_desc: Passed House without amendment
text: <p>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</p> <p><strong>Ensuring VA Employee Accountability Act</strong></p> <p>(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to retain a copy of any reprimand or admonishment received by a VA employee in the employee's permanent record.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 27 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to retain a copy of any reprimand or admonishment received by an employee of the Department in the permanent record of the employee.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring VA Employee Accountability Act . 2. Retention of records of reprimands and admonishments received by employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 719. Record of reprimands and admonishments If any employee of the Department receives a reprimand or admonishment, the Secretary shall retain a copy of such reprimand or admonishment in the permanent record of the employee as long as the employee is employed by the Department. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 719. Record of reprimands and admonishments. .

Passed the House of Representatives January 3, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 115th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 27 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 4, 2017 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to retain a copy of any reprimand or admonishment received by an employee of the Department in the permanent record of the employee.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ensuring VA Employee Accountability Act . 2. Retention of records of reprimands and admonishments received by employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 719. Record of reprimands and admonishments If any employee of the Department receives a reprimand or admonishment, the Secretary shall retain a copy of such reprimand or admonishment in the permanent record of the employee as long as the employee is employed by the Department. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 719. Record of reprimands and admonishments. .

Passed the House of Representatives January 3, 2017. Karen L. Haas, Clerk