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Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney Retention and Backlog Reduction Act
To amend title 38, United States Code, to reform and enhance the pay of Board of Veterans' Appeals attorneys for recruitment and retention and to increase the decision quality and claims processing speed of the Board, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill allows non-supervisory attorneys at the Board of Veterans' Appeals to be promoted to grade GS-15, the highest federal civil service pay grade. Previously, these attorneys may have been limited to lower pay grades. The change is intended to improve attorney recruitment and retention at the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
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Sponsor (1)
2 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Morgan Mcgarvey’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $37,200
- THE KIDZ CLUB $22,200
- NORTON HEALTHCARE $15,850
- DANNY WIMMER PRESENTS $14,950
- GOLDBERG SIMPSON $13,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Morgan Mcgarvey → · Outside spending →
Actions (7)
- May 20, 2026 Committee Hearings Held · house
- Mar 18, 2026 Committee Hearings Held · house
- Apr 9, 2025 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. · house
- Apr 8, 2025 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Apr 8, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. · house
- Mar 24, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · house
- Mar 24, 2025 Introduced in House
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Text versions (1)
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 24, 2025
Mr. McGarvey (for himself and Mr. Bilirakis) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to reform and enhance the pay of Board of Veterans’ Appeals attorneys for recruitment and retention and to increase the decision quality and claims processing speed of the Board, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney Retention and Backlog Reduction Act”.
SEC. 2. BOARD OF VETERANS’ APPEALS ATTORNEY CAREER ENHANCEMENT.
Section 7101A(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1) by inserting “(1)” before “Members”; and
(2) by inserting at the end the following new paragraph:
“(2) An individual employed by the Board as a non-supervisory attorney may be promoted to grade GS-15 of the General Schedule.”. <all>
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