# 115-hr-4037: VA Fairness in Hiring Act

115-hr-4037, VA Fairness in Hiring Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (R-MO); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4037
- Congress: 115
- Title: VA Fairness in Hiring Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced: 2017-10-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

VA Fairness in Hiring Act This bill provides that a covenant not to compete entered into by an individual with a non-Department of Veterans Affairs facility or employer shall have no force or effect with respect to the appointment of such individual to certain health care positions in the Veterans Health Administration.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2017-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2017-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] (R-GA), 2017-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2017-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2017-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2017-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2017-11-28T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-5499: Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act
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- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
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## Sources
- [115-hr-4037 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4037)

## Related
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- [115-hr-4712: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4712)
- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-2315: To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal to each of Glen Doherty, Tyr…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2315)
- [115-hr-1164: Taylor Force Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1164)
- [115-hr-1057: STOP Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1057)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4037 (as of 2025-11-18).