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H.R. 6015

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Summary

H.R. 6015, the VA Care and Benefits Accountability Act, was introduced in the House on Nov 10, 2025 by Rep. Delia Ramirez (D) with 42 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and last saw action on Nov 20, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

Record

Text

H.R. 6015 has 42 co-sponsors.

hb6015/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6015 IH: VA Care and Benefits Accountability Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-11-10
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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.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6015  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   November 10, 2025   Mrs. Ramirez  (for herself,  Ms. Budzinski ,  Mr. Takano ,  Mr. Conaway ,  Ms. Pingree ,  Mr. Doggett ,  Ms. Norton ,  Mr. Larson of Connecticut ,  Mr. Krishnamoorthi ,  Mr. Beyer ,  Ms. Williams of Georgia ,  Mr. McGovern ,  Mr. Courtney ,  Ms. Craig ,  Ms. Strickland ,  Ms. Titus ,  Ms. Ocasio-Cortez ,  Ms. Elfreth ,  Mr. Thanedar ,  Ms. Kelly of Illinois ,  Mr. Casar ,  Mr. Davis of Illinois ,  Ms. Schrier ,  Mr. Carson ,  Mr. Lynch ,  Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania ,  Ms. Morrison ,  Mr. Kennedy of New York ,  Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick ,  Mr. Cohen ,  Mr. McGarvey ,  Ms. Brownley , and  Ms. Tlaib ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs , and in addition to the Committee on  Oversight and Government Reform , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned   A BILL
To affirm an agreement, and to nullify certain Executive orders that relate to collective bargaining by employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   VA Care and Benefits Accountability Act  .
2.
Affirmation of a collective bargaining agreement regarding the Department of Veterans Affairs
Any collective bargaining agreement in effect on March 26, 2025, between the Department of Veterans Affairs and any labor organization that was an exclusive representative of Federal employees, shall have full force and effect through the stated term of such collective bargaining agreement.
3.
Nullification of Executive Orders relating to exclusions from Federal labor-management relations programs
Executive Order 14251 (90 Fed. Reg. 14553; relating to exclusions from Federal labor-management relations programs) and Executive Order 14343 (90 Fed. Reg. 42683; relating to further exclusions from the Federal labor-management relations program) shall have no force or effect, and no Federal funds may be obligated or expended to carry out either such Executive order with regards to the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-11-10
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To affirm an agreement, and to nullify certain Executive orders that relate to collective bargaining by employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Sponsors

Rep. Delia Ramirez (D) sponsors H.R. 6015, and 42 members have co-sponsored it, 32 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 6015 went before 3 committees: Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, Oversight and Government Reform and Veterans' Affairs.

Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
Referred to · Nov 20, 2025 · 28 Bills
Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · Nov 10, 2025 · 696 Bills
Veterans' Affairs
Veterans' Affairs
Referred To · Nov 10, 2025 · 285 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6015 has taken 3 actions since Nov 10, 2025, the latest on Nov 20, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 20, 2025
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee
Nov 10, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Nov 10, 2025
House
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.Veterans' Affairs Committee

Votes

H.R. 6015 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 6015.

Titles

H.R. 6015 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • To affirm an agreement, and to nullify certain Executive orders that relate to collective bargaining by employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs. — Official Title as Introduced
  • VA Care and Benefits Accountability Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • VA Care and Benefits Accountability Act — Display Title

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 27 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6015 in 8 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 Budget/Appropriations, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Agriculture, Government Issues, Transportation, Veterans, Defense.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES—District of Columbia13—
NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE—Virginia13—
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIO—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES13—
THE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE13—
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 27.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
CATHERINE FINNERTY113
CHRISTOPHER BROWN113
DESIREE HOFFMAN113
ELIZABETH WATSON113
GREGORY MOURAD113
JACE WHITE113
LAURA MACDONALD113
MARC GRANOWITTER113
MARK MIX113
N/A N/A113
REBECCA LEVIN113
DANIEL HOROWITZ112
ELLIOT FRIEDMAN112
FIONA KOHRMAN112
HERB SMITH112
KEITH ABOUCHAR112
LINDA BENNETT112
LISA SWIRSKY112
SERGIO ESPINOSA112
ANTHONY LIVINGSTON111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEESAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES2025 fourth_quarter$700K4th Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEESAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES2025 fourth_quarter$690K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEESAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES2026 first_quarter$600K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2026 first_quarter$410K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES AFL-CIOAMERICAN FED OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, AFL-CIO2026 second_quarter$390K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEETHE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE2025 fourth_quarter$170K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEETHE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE2026 first_quarter$150K1st Quarter - Amendme…
NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEETHE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE2026 first_quarter$150K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6015 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6015’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr6015/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

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 6015, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 190 (Monday, November 10, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. RAMIREZ:H.R. 6015.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates[Page H4591]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com