US Congress House Bill 949 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 50-3)
Status: Introduced on February 10 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-03-25 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Repeals specified exceptions to rights of certain Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees to engage in collective bargaining. Requires a final decision of the (VA) with respect to the review of an adverse personnel action against a (VA) employee to be issued not later than 60 days after such action has been appealed. Subjects such decision to judicial review in the appropriate U.S. District Court or, if the decision is made by a labor arbitrator, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the collective bargaining rights and procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Rep. Shelley Berkley [D-NV]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]
Rep. Bruce Braley [D-IA]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]	Rep. Russ Carnahan [D-MO]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Jerry Costello [D-IL]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Kathleen Dahlkemper [D-PA]
Rep. Lincoln Davis [D-TN]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]
Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]	Rep. Bart Gordon [D-TN]	Rep. Phil Hare [D-IL]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]
Rep. Steve Kagen [D-WI]	Rep. Dale Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Larry Kissell [D-NC]	Rep. Frank Kratovil [D-MD]
Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. Steven LaTourette [R-OH]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]
Rep. Jim Matheson [D-UT]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]
Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]	Rep. Alan Mollohan [D-WV]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]
Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. James Oberstar [D-MN]	Rep. John Olver [D-MA]	Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Earl Pomeroy [D-ND]	Rep. Nick Rahall [D-WV]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]
Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]
Rep. Edolphus Towns [D-NY]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]
Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-03-25		Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2009-02-13		Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2009-02-10		Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/949/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr949/BILLS-111hr949ih.pdf