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VA Salary Cap Waiver Adjustment Act
Sponsored By: Senator King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
Introduced
Summary
Places a five-year sunset on the VA Secretary's authority to waive the federal pay cap for critical health care personnel. The bill would strike subparagraph (D) of 38 U.S.C. § 7431(e)(6), redesignate the following subparagraphs, and amend the redesignated provision so the Secretary's waiver power ends five years after the act's enactment.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
VA salary waiver ends after five years
If enacted, this bill would limit VA's ability to waive pay caps for critical health care staff. It would remove one clause and renumber the remaining waiver clauses. The Secretary's authority to waive the statutory pay cap under subparagraph (A) would end five years after the date of enactment. The waiver power would still be available until that sunset date, and the bill would not create new funding or change eligibility rules.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME]
ME • I
Cosponsors
Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
NE • R
Sponsored 9/16/2026
Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
CT • D
Sponsored 9/16/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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