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
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Gomez
CA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Peters
CA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
CO • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Cherfilus-McCormick
FL • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
McBath
GA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. Ramirez, Delia C. [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Budzinski
IL • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Mrvan
IN • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Keating
MA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Hoyer
MD • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Conaway
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Sherrill
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Espaillat
NY • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Kennedy (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
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Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1]
RI • D
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Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
TX • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
McClellan
VA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Smith (WA)
WA • D
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Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
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Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]
KY • D
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Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2]
WA • D
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Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
IL • D
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Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
GA • D
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Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]
VA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
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Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
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Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2]
ME • D
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Ocasio-Cortez
NY • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Craig
MN • D
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Norcross
NJ • D
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Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]
AZ • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Davis (IL)
IL • D
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Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]
CA • D
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Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
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Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
WA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Khanna
CA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
MI • D
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Rep. Hoyle, Val T. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
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Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
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Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
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Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
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Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18]
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
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]
TX • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Bishop
GA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
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Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]
TX • D
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Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
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Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
McBride
DE • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Levin
CA • D
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Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
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Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
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Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Aguilar
CA • D
Sponsored 5/14/2025
Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3]
MN • D
Sponsored 5/14/2025
Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
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Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
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Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/14/2025
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 5/14/2025
Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/14/2025
Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
MO • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
Sponsored 5/21/2025
Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
IL • D
Sponsored 8/8/2025
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 8/8/2025
Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 8/8/2025
Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
Sponsored 8/8/2025
Mfume
MD • D
Sponsored 8/8/2025
Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/2/2025
Randall
WA • D
Sponsored 9/8/2025
Simon
CA • D
Sponsored 10/10/2025
Mannion
NY • D
Sponsored 12/15/2025
Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/16/2025
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Scott (VA)
VA • D
Sponsored 2/11/2026
Friedman
CA • D
Sponsored 4/21/2026
Grijalva
AZ • D
Sponsored 4/21/2026
Wilson (FL)
FL • D
Sponsored 4/28/2026
McGovern
MA • D
Sponsored 5/14/2026
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 5/14/2026
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