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S. 1650

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 1650, the VA Employee Fairness Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on May 7, 2025 by Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D) with 10 co-sponsors. It was referred to Veterans' Affairs, and last saw action on May 7, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Record

Text

S. 1650 has 10 co-sponsors.

sb1650/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1650 IS: VA Employee Fairness Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-05-07
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1650  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   May 7, 2025   Ms. Duckworth  (for herself,  Mr. Blumenthal ,  Mr. Schatz ,  Mr. Murphy ,  Mr. Sanders ,  Mr. Fetterman ,  Mrs. Gillibrand , and  Mrs. Murray ) 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 modify authorities relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   VA Employee Fairness Act of 2025  .
2.
Modification of authorities on collective bargaining of employees of the Veterans Health Administration
(a)
In general
Section 7422 of title 38, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
by striking subsections (b), (c), and (d); and
(2)
by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (b).
(b)
Rule of construction
The amendments made by subsection (a) may not be construed to affect the authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs regarding incentive pay and expedited hiring under section 706 of title 38, United States Code, or other similar provisions of law.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-05-07
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration.

Sponsors

Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D) sponsors S. 1650, and 10 members have co-sponsored it, 7 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1650 went before 1 committee: Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Referred To · May 7, 2025

Actions

S. 1650 has taken 2 actions since May 7, 2025.

ChamberAction
May 7, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.Veterans' Affairs Committee
May 7, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1650 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 1650, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 1650 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • VA Employee Fairness Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • VA Employee Fairness Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify authorities relating to the collective bargaining of employees in the Veterans Health Administration. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 18 registered lobbyists who named S. 1650 in 13 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Veterans, Budget/Appropriations, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Defense, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Foreign Relations, Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia15—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS—District of Columbia13—
VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.—District of Columbia13—
NATIONAL NURSES UNITED—Maryland12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS15—
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS13—
VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.13—
NATIONAL NURSES UNITED12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JON RETZER115
NAOMI MATHIS115
PETER DICKINSON115
SHAMALA CAPIZZI115
JOSEPH LEMAY114
SHANE LIERMANN114
AISHA PITTMAN113
JOY ILEM113
MARY KASZYNSKI113
ROBERT DALEY113
JULIA SANTOS112
KEVIN MILLER112
COURTNEY LAUDICK111
DAVIS KAMERON DAVIS111
KARA SHEEHAN111
MARQUIS BAREFIELD111
SEDEF BERK111
SEDEK BERK111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 first_quarter$175.9K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS2025 third_quarter$167.3K3rd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 fourth_quarter$161.3K4th Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 second_quarter$149.2K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 third_quarter$141.4K3rd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 second_quarter$141.4K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS2025 fourth_quarter$134.6K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF ACCOUNTABLE CARE ORGANIZATIONS2025 second_quarter$132.2K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL NURSES UNITEDNATIONAL NURSES UNITED2026 second_quarter$110K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL NURSES UNITEDNATIONAL NURSES UNITED2025 second_quarter$90K2nd Quarter - Report
VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$50K4th Quarter - Report
VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.2025 third_quarter$40K3rd Quarter - Report
VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.VOTEVETS ACTION FUND, INC.2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1650 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1650’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

s1650/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com