A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Summary

Repeals specified exceptions to rights of certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees to engage in collective bargaining. Requires a final decision of the VA with respect to the review of an adverse personnel action against a VA employee to be issued not later than 60 days after such action has been appealed. Subjects such decision to judicial review in the appropriate U.S. District Court or, if the decision is made by a labor arbitrator, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

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Timeline

1. 30 January 2009

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 30 January 2009

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1127-1128)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 30 January 2009

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 22 April 2009

   Committee

   Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 111-76.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 30 January 2009 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 30 January 2009

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 30 January 2009

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 30 January 2009

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Sponsors

• Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Webb, Jim [D-VA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
• Bernie Sanders · I · Sponsor
• Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV] · D · Cosponsor
• Patty Murray · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] · D · Cosponsor
• Jeff Merkley · D · Cosponsor
• · ssva00 · Standing

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