# 119-s-5406: VA Salary Cap Waiver Adjustment Act

119-s-5406, VA Salary Cap Waiver Adjustment Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5406
- Congress: 119
- Title: VA Salary Cap Waiver Adjustment Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-16
- Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-04

## 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.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-09-16T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- VA salary waiver ends after five years: mixed, medium. 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. Th…

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## Sources
- [119-s-5406 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5406)

## Related
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-3940: Access to Fair Financing for Opportunity and Resilient Development Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3940)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-2858: SHINE for Autumn Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2858)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5406 (as of 2026-10-04).