H.R. 6014

Summary

H.R. 6014, the Right to Representation for Department of Veterans Affairs Workers Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Nov 10, 2025 by Rep. Delia Ramirez (D) with 12 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and last saw action on Nov 17, 2025: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

Record

Text

H.R. 6014 has 12 co-sponsors.

119 HR 6014 IH: Right to Representation for Department of Veterans Affairs Workers Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-11-10
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 6014  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   November 10, 2025   Mrs. Ramirez  (for herself,  Mr. Takano ,  Mr. Kennedy of New York ,  Ms. Budzinski ,  Mr. McGarvey ,  Mr. Conaway ,  Ms. Brownley , and  Ms. Tlaib ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Veterans' Affairs    A BILL
To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide covered employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs the right to be represented during examinations that may result in disciplinary actions against the covered employee.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Right to Representation for Department of Veterans Affairs Workers Act of 2025  .
2.
Right to representation for employees of Department of Veterans Affairs
(a)
In general
Subchapter I of  chapter 7  of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after  section 707  the following new section:
708.
Covered employees: right to representation during examinations
(a)
In general
The Secretary shall give to each covered employee an opportunity to be represented by a representative of the choice of, on duty time if applicable, the covered employee at any examination of such covered employee if—
(1)
the covered employee believes that the examination may result in disciplinary action against the covered employee; and
(2)
the covered employee requests the representation.
(b)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
The term  covered employee  means an individual occupying a position at the Department, but does not include—
(A)
an individual occupying a senior executive position (as defined in section 713(d) of this title);
(B)
an individual appointed pursuant to sections 7306, 7401(4), or 7405 of this title; or
(C)
a political appointee.
(2)
The term  political appointee  has the meaning given such term in section 714(h) of this title.
 .
(b)
Clerical amendment
The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 707 the following new item:
708. Employee right to representation.
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To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide covered employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs the right to be represented during examinations that may result in disciplinary actions against the covered employee.

Sponsors

Rep. Delia Ramirez (D) sponsors H.R. 6014, and 12 members have co-sponsored it, 7 of them from the day it was introduced.

Delia Ramirez

Rep. · D–IL-3 · Sponsor

Introduced Nov 10, 2025

Julia Brownley

Rep. · D–CA-26 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 10, 2025 · Original

Nikki Budzinski

Rep. · D–IL-13 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 10, 2025 · Original

Herbert Conaway Jr.

Rep. · D–NJ-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 10, 2025 · Original

Timothy Kennedy

Rep. · D–NY-26 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 10, 2025 · Original

Morgan McGarvey

Rep. · D–KY-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 10, 2025 · Original

Mark Takano

Rep. · D–CA-39 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 10, 2025 · Original

Rashida Tlaib

Rep. · D–MI-12 · Co-sponsor

Joined Nov 10, 2025 · Original

Kelly Morrison

Rep. · D–MN-3 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 2, 2025

Shri Thanedar

Rep. · D–MI-13 · Co-sponsor

Joined Dec 10, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 6014 went before 2 committees: Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee and Veterans' Affairs.

Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee

Referred to · Nov 17, 2025 · 28 Bills

Veterans' Affairs

Veterans' Affairs

Referred To · Nov 10, 2025 · 285 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6014 has taken 3 actions since Nov 10, 2025, the latest on Nov 17, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 6014 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 6014 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Right to Representation for Department of Veterans Affairs Workers Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Right to Representation for Department of Veterans Affairs Workers Act of 2025 — Display Title
• To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide covered employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs the right to be represented during examinations that may result in disciplinary actions against the covered employee. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 26 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6014 in 5 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, Government Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Veterans, Agriculture, Defense, Housing, Transportation.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 26.

Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6014 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. 6014’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 6014, 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. 6014.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution of the UnitedStates[Page H4591]

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