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S. 4400119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Apr 29, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a five-year human capital plan to support the mission and responsibilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to require the Secretary provide notice before carrying out a reduction in force, and for other purposes.
Introduced:
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The VA would need a 5-year staffing plan and must give 60 days' notice to Congress and employees before any layoffs.
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This bill requires the VA to build and update a five-year staffing plan each year, showing how many workers are needed, in what roles, and where. Before cutting jobs, the VA must give 60 days' written notice to Congress and affected employees, explaining what is being cut and why. After any office reorganization, the VA must report to Congress on whether services actually improved, using measurable results.
VA employees — especially those who could face layoffs — are directly affected, as are veterans who depend on VA health care, benefits, and other services. An independent watchdog, the Government Accountability Office, must review the staffing plan at least every two years and share its findings with Congress.
Without this law, the VA can reduce its workforce without advance notice to employees or Congress. This bill creates a process meant to make staffing decisions more transparent and easier for Congress to track.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.