HR3261119th CongressWALLET

VA Employee Fairness Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]

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Summary

Narrows collective bargaining authority for Veterans Health Administration employees. The bill removes subsections (b), (c), and (d) of 38 U.S.C. 7422 and redesignates former subsection (e) as the new subsection (b), shrinking which bargaining authorities apply to VHA staff.

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  • VHA employees and labor unions: Certain existing collective bargaining authorities are eliminated, reducing the statutory scope unions can use in negotiations and agreements.
  • VA leadership and hiring: The Secretary of Veterans Affairs keeps authority over incentive pay and expedited hiring under section 706 of Title 38 and similar laws, so those pay and hiring tools remain available.

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Limits on union rights for VA health workers

This bill would change union rules for Veterans Health Administration employees. It would remove three parts of the current bargaining law and move another part, which could narrow what unions can bargain over. It would not change the Secretary’s powers to offer incentive pay or use expedited hiring under current law. If enacted, this could shift more control to VA management and reduce some bargaining protections for these workers.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]

CA • D

Cosponsors

  • Sewell

    AL • D

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  • Gomez

    CA • D

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  • Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]

    CA • D

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  • Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]

    CA • D

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  • Peters

    CA • D

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  • Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]

    CA • D

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  • Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]

    CO • D

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  • Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]

    CT • D

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  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

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  • Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]

    FL • D

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  • Cherfilus-McCormick

    FL • D

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  • McBath

    GA • D

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  • Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]

    IL • D

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  • Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]

    IL • D

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  • Budzinski

    IL • D

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  • Mrvan

    IN • D

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  • Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]

    MA • D

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  • Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]

    MA • D

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  • Keating

    MA • D

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  • Hoyer

    MD • D

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    MI • D

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  • Conaway

    NJ • D

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  • Sherrill

    NJ • D

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    NY • D

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    PA • D

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    PA • D

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    RI • D

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    TX • D

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  • McClellan

    VA • D

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    WA • D

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    WI • D

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    KY • D

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    WA • D

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    IL • D

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    GA • D

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    VA • D

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    MD • D

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    NY • D

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    ME • D

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  • Ocasio-Cortez

    NY • D

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  • Craig

    MN • D

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    NJ • D

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    AZ • D

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    WA • D

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    CA • D

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    CA • D

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    MI • D

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    OR • D

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    MN • D

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    PA • D

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    NV • D

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    NY • D

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  • Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]

    WI • D

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  • Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11]

    OH • D

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  • Thompson (CA)

    CA • D

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  • Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]

    TX • D

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    NY • D

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  • Bishop

    GA • D

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    MI • D

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    TX • D

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    MI • D

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    OR • D

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    DE • D

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    CA • D

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    NY • D

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    CA • D

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    MN • D

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  • Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]

    CT • D

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    WA • D

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    CA • D

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    CO • D

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  • Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]

    IL • D

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  • Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]

    MO • D

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  • Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]

    NC • D

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  • Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]

    IL • D

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  • Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]

    IL • D

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  • Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]

    NJ • D

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  • Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]

    NY • D

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  • Mfume

    MD • D

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  • Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]

    CA • D

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  • Randall

    WA • D

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  • Simon

    CA • D

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  • Mannion

    NY • D

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  • Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35]

    TX • D

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    FL • D

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    VA • D

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    CA • D

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    AZ • D

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  • McGovern

    MA • D

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  • Cohen

    TN • D

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