United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3459 (115th)
VA Staffing and Vacancies Transparency Act of 2017
Introduced
27 July 2017
Last action
27 July 2017 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10], Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large], Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], ROBERT BRADY, Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
Subjects
Defence
Source updated
11 August 2025
Summary
VA Staffing and Vacancies Transparency Act of 2017 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to publish and update monthly on a publicly available VA website, for each VA component and Veterans Health Administration medical facility, the number of: personnel encumbering positions; accessions and de-accessions of personnel during the preceding month; vacancies, by occupation; and active job postings that have been filled during the preceding 30 days, including the length of time for which each position was posted prior to being filled. The Inspector General of VA must review and make recommendations for improving the administration of the website semiannually. The VA shall report to Congress annually on the steps it is taking to achieve full staffing capacity.
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Timeline
27 July 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 July 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 July 2017
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Source: Committee
27 July 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 27 July 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Crist, Charlie [D-FL-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- ROBERT BRADY · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to ← Caring for our Veterans Act of 2017
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3459
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3459
- us · 115-hr-3459 · source updated 11 August 2025