# 116-hr-1133: VA Employee Fairness Act of 2019

116-hr-1133, VA Employee Fairness Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA); status Subcommittee Hearings Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-1133
- Congress: 116
- Title: VA Employee Fairness Act of 2019
- Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Introduced: 2019-02-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 86
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

VA Employee Fairness Act of 2019 This bill repeals provisions excluding any matter or question concerning professional conduct or competence; peer review; or the establishment, determination, or adjustment of employee compensation from the applicability of collective bargaining rights for Veterans Health Administration employees.

## Cosponsors (86)

- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2019-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2019-10-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2019-10-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2020-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2019-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2019-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2019-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2019-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2019-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2019-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2019-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2019-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2019-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2019-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2019-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2019-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] (D-NY), 2019-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2019-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2019-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hill, Katie [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2019-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2019-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2019-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2019-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2019-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2019-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2019-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2019-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2019-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2019-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2019-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2019-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2019-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2019-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2019-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2019-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2019-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2019-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2019-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2019-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2019-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY), 2019-03-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2019-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2019-03-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2019-04-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2019-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2019-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2019-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mucarsel-Powell, Debbie [D-FL-26] (D-FL), 2019-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2019-05-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2019-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2019-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2019-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2019-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] (D-CA), 2019-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2019-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2019-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2019-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2019-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2019-06-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2019-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2019-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2019-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2019-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2019-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2019-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2019-06-28T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2019-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2019-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2019-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA), 2019-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2019-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2019-07-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2019-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2019-09-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brindisi, Anthony [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2019-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2019-10-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2020-01-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019
- 116-hr-1140: Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-1133 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1133)

## Related
- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1773)
- [116-hr-1140: Rights for Transportation Security Officers Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1140)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
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