A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the plan of President Trump and Elon Musk to fire 83,000 employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs is unacceptable and must be rescinded.

Bill: 119-sres-165
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]
Introduced: 2025-04-09
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2025-04-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text: CR S2528: 3)

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-04-09
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that the Department of Veterans Affairs must immediately reject and rescind its Agency Reduction in Force and Reorganization Plan.</p>

tv_txt: III 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 165 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 9, 2025 Mr. Sanders submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the Senate that the plan of President Trump and Elon Musk to fire 83,000 employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs is unacceptable and must be rescinded.

Whereas, at the direction of President Trump and Elon Musk, the Department of Veterans Affairs is preparing a plan to fire up to 83,000 employees who provide care and benefits to our veterans: Now, therefore, be it

That it is the sense of the Senate that the Department of Veterans Affairs must immediately reject and rescind its Agency Reduction in Force and Reorganization Plan.