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VA Care and Benefits Accountability Act
To affirm an agreement, and to nullify certain Executive orders that relate to collective bargaining by employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Summary
The bill affirms that collective bargaining agreements between the Department of Veterans Affairs and labor organizations that were in effect on March 26, 2025, remain valid and binding through the end of their stated terms. It nullifies Executive Order 14251 and Executive Order 14343, which relate to exclusions from federal labor-management relations programs, specifically as they apply to the Department of Veterans Affairs. The bill also prohibits the use of any federal funds to carry out these executive orders regarding the VA. The effect is to restore labor-management relations protections for VA employees covered by those collective bargaining agreements.
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Sponsor (1)
42 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA)
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA)
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA)
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL)
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX)
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL)
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA)
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN)
- Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT)
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN)
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL)
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA)
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI)
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX)
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD)
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA)
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC)
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV)
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL)
- Rep. Kennedy, Timothy M. [D-NY-26] (D-NY)
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL)
- Rep. Landsman, Greg [D-OH-1] (D-OH)
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT)
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA)
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY)
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA)
- Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN)
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY)
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME)
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI)
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA)
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA)
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA)
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA)
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI)
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA)
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Delia C. Ramirez’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- AYAZZ CONSTRCTION LLC $11,600
- D'ESCOTO INC. $9,150
- STATE OF ILLINOIS $8,550
- NULL $7,300
- BULL AND BEAR CO $7,000
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Actions (3)
- Nov 20, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. · house
- Nov 10, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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. · house
- Nov 10, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
November 10, 2025
Mrs. Ramirez (for herself, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Takano, Mr. Conaway, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Norton, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Craig, Ms. Strickland, Ms. Titus, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Elfreth, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Casar, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Carson, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Ms. Morrison, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mrs. Cherfilus- McCormick, Mr. Cohen, Mr. McGarvey, Ms. Brownley, and Ms. Tlaib) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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
A BILL
To affirm an agreement, and to nullify certain Executive orders that relate to collective bargaining by employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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 “VA Care and Benefits Accountability Act”.
SEC. 2. AFFIRMATION OF A COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT REGARDING THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.
Any collective bargaining agreement in effect on March 26, 2025, between the Department of Veterans Affairs and any labor organization that was an exclusive representative of Federal employees, shall have full force and effect through the stated term of such collective bargaining agreement.
SEC. 3. NULLIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS RELATING TO EXCLUSIONS FROM FEDERAL LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS PROGRAMS.
Executive Order 14251 (90 Fed. Reg. 14553; relating to exclusions from Federal labor-management relations programs) and Executive Order 14343 (90 Fed. Reg. 42683; relating to further exclusions from the Federal labor-management relations program) shall have no force or effect, and no Federal funds may be obligated or expended to carry out either such Executive order with regards to the Department of Veterans Affairs. <all>
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