# 119-hr-3185: Personnel Integrity in Veterans Affairs Act of 2025

119-hr-3185, Personnel Integrity in Veterans Affairs Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3185
- Congress: 119
- Title: Personnel Integrity in Veterans Affairs Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**Strengthen VA personnel oversight and integrity.** This bill would require timely congressional submission of VA political appointees' annual performance plans and create permanent personnel-file notations for unresolved investigations when employees separate. - Political appointees and Congress. The VA Secretary would have to send appointee annual performance plans to the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs committees within 30 days after plan completion. - Employees under investigation. If an eligible personnel investigation is unresolved at separation the probe would continue and a final finding would be recorded in the employee's personnel file within 40 days of completion. The employee would receive a copy of adverse findings and get at least 30 days to respond. - Scope and appeals. The rule covers competitive service staff, excepted service staff, and Senior Executive Service employees and applies to investigations by VA offices and other federal agencies. Employees could appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board or a Disciplinary Appeals Board and an appeal would be noted within two weeks with the notation removed if they prevail.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2026-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Notice and appeals for VA notations: benefit, medium. Before adding a permanent note, VA would have to notify you in writing within 5 days after the investigation ends and give you the adverse finding and documents. You would get at least 30 days to respond in writing and provide evidence, and VA would issue a written decision with reasons. You could…
- Separation can't sway VA investigations: benefit, medium. If enacted, VA could not consider your resignation, retirement, transfer, or other separation when running an eligible investigation about you. This aims to keep the investigation focused on facts, not your decision to leave.
- Investigations follow VA employees after exit: cost, high. If enacted, VA would have to keep an eligible personnel investigation going even after you resign, retire, transfer, or leave. If the investigation ends, VA would have to add a permanent note to your personnel file within 40 days. Covered employees would include VA staff in the competitive service,…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3185 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3185)

## Related
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5089)
- [119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3132)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3185 (as of 2026-10-03).