Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 5932
CLEAN VA Act
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Introduced 2025-11-07Topic: veterans military · governance ethics · criminal justiceSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill changes how the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) disciplines employees. It sets a 15-business-day limit for notice, response, and final decision in removal, demotion, or suspension cases, and limits appeals bodies from reviewing the penalty except on constitutional issues. It raises criminal penalties for VA employees convicted of fraud, false statements, or bribery tied to their duties, and requires them to forfeit federal pensions. It requires whistleblower retaliation investigations to be completed within 60 days, allows cash awards of up to $10,000 for reports that uncover fraud, and requires annual ethics and fraud training for all VA employees. It also directs the VA to review its disability rating schedule and build an artificial intelligence and data analytics program to flag possible problems in disability claims, with human review required before any action.
Sponsors
- Andy Biggs Republican sponsor
- 0 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. | refer |
| 2025-11-07 | House | Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-11-07 | House | Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-11-07 | House | Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-11-07 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-11-07 | Introduced in House | introduce |