# 119-hr-6015: VA Care and Benefits Accountability Act

119-hr-6015, VA Care and Benefits Accountability Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6015
- Congress: 119
- Title: VA Care and Benefits Accountability Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-11-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 43
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-12

## Summary

**Preserves VA collective bargaining agreements and blocks two Executive Orders from applying to the Department of Veterans Affairs.** This bill would affirm that any collective bargaining agreement in effect on March 26, 2025 stays in force through its stated term and would nullify Executive Orders 14251 and 14343 for the VA.

## Cosponsors (43)

- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2025-11-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mejia, Analilia [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Protect VA union contracts and bargaining: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would keep VA union contracts that were in effect on March 26, 2025 in force until they end. If you work at the VA under one of those contracts, your negotiated pay, benefits, and work rules would continue for the full term. The bill would also make Executive Orders 14251 and…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6015 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6015)

## Related
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- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6015 (as of 2026-09-12).