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To amend title 38, United States Code, to affirm a collective bargaining agreement, and to nullify certain Executive orders that relate to, collective bargaining by employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill affirms collective bargaining agreements between the Department of Veterans Affairs and labor organizations that were in effect on March 26, 2025, requiring them to remain valid through their stated terms. The bill nullifies Executive Order 14251 and Executive Order 14343 with respect to the VA, which had excluded certain federal employees from labor-management relations programs. No federal funds may be used to implement these executive orders at the VA. The bill preserves collective bargaining rights for VA employees. The effect is to reverse exclusions from federal labor-management relations programs at the Department of Veterans Affairs.
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Sponsor (1)
2 cosponsors
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Richard Blumenthal’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $9,500
- FREEPOINT COMMODITIES LLC $6,600
- ALIX PARTNERS $6,600
- PALANTIR $6,600
- KRUX INC. $6,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Richard Blumenthal → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Nov 10, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. · senate
- Nov 10, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 10, 2025
Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. Schumer) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs
A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to affirm a collective bargaining agreement, and to nullify certain Executive orders that relate to, collective bargaining by employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 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 “Veterans Affairs Care and Benefits Accountability Act of 2025” or the “VA CBA Act of 2025”.
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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