VA Care and Benefits Accountability Act
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Overview
The VA Care and Benefits Accountability Act aims to strengthen the rights of Department of Veterans Affairs employees to collectively bargain. It affirms existing collective bargaining agreements between the VA and labor organizations, ensuring they remain in effect. Furthermore, the bill seeks to overturn two executive orders that previously restricted labor-management relations within the VA, allowing for greater union representation.
Key provisions
- Affirms collective bargaining agreements in effect on March 26, 2025.
- Voids Executive Order 14251, which excluded employees from labor-management relations.
- Voids Executive Order 14343, which further restricted labor-management relations.
- Allows for the obligation and expenditure of federal funds related to labor-management relations within the VA.
Who is affected
- Department of Veterans Affairs employees
- Labor organizations representing VA employees
- Federal employees
- The Department of Veterans Affairs
Notable changes
- Reverses previous restrictions on collective bargaining within the VA.
- Restores the ability of labor organizations to represent VA employees.
- Eliminates the legal basis for the two referenced executive orders.
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