Bill would expand VHA workers' collective bargaining rights
In committeeH.R. 3261Latest action
Sponsor: Mark Takano · Representative · CA
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Official title: VA Employee Fairness Act of 2025
119th Congress
Topics: Security & foreign affairs
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HR 3261 would remove current limits on union bargaining rights for Veterans Health Administration health care workers.
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What does this do?
This bill removes restrictions that currently limit what VHA employees can negotiate through their unions. It would give VHA workers bargaining rights more like those of federal employees in other agencies. The bill also keeps the VA Secretary's existing authority over special pay and hiring processes for certain VHA positions.
Who does it affect?
The workers affected are doctors, nurses, and other health care staff employed by the VHA across the country.
Why does it matter?
Removing these restrictions would expand the range of workplace issues VHA employees can negotiate through collective bargaining. VHA workers would have broader bargaining rights than they currently hold under existing law.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedMay 7, 2025
- House committeeYou are here · May 29, 2025
- House vote
- Senate
- The president's desk
Right now: a House committee is reviewing it. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.