# 119-hr-3192: RESTORE Act

119-hr-3192, RESTORE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3192
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3192
- Congress: 119
- Title: RESTORE Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-05-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would create a retroactive _back-pay entitlement_ for certain Department of Veterans Affairs employees** who were involuntarily removed and later reinstated or appointed between January 20, 2025 and the date it becomes law. Entitlement and awards would follow the Back Pay Act in section 5596 of title 5, U.S. Code.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Back pay for reinstated VA workers: benefit, medium. If enacted, some VA employees who were involuntarily removed and later reinstated or appointed between January 20, 2025 and the date of enactment could get back pay. This would include employees on a probation or trial period after a promotion. The amount would be calculated under the Back Pay Act…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3192 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3192)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-5658: Child Care for Every Community Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5658)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3192 (as of 2026-04-21).