# 119-hr-932: Protecting VA Employees Act

119-hr-932, Protecting VA Employees Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-932
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting VA Employees Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-12

## Summary

**Aligns VA employee discipline with the standard federal personnel system.** This bill would remove separate VA-specific removal, demotion, and suspension rules and restore older grievance language for Veterans Health Administration staff.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2025-02-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2025-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-08-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Standard discipline and appeals for VA employees: benefit, medium. If you work for the Department of Veterans Affairs, this bill would change how discipline works. It would end VA‑only discipline rules from 2017 and use the normal federal process. Veterans Health Administration staff would get back the pre‑2017 grievance and appeal steps for removals, demotions, a…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-932 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/932)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-2086: Rights for the TSA Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2086)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-932 (as of 2026-06-12).