H.R. 4031: Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2014
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H.R. 4031: Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2014
113th Congress · introduced 2014-02-11 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-02-11 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 229 (2014): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR4031 (2014-05-21), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2014
Plain summary
Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2014 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to: (1) remove any individual from the Senior Executive Service upon determining that such individual's performance warrants such removal, and (2) remove such individual from federal service or transfer the individual to a General Schedule position at any grade the Secretary deems appropriate. Requires: (1) the Secretary to notify the House and Senate Veterans' Affairs committees within 30 days after removing such an individual, and (2) such removal to be done in the same manner as the removal of a professional staff member employed by a Member of Congress. .
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Official text
Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2014
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · 151 cosponsors
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Richard Hudson (R-NC), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Scott Perry (R-PA), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and 91 more.
Agencies named in this bill
- Department of Veterans Affairs: its federal spending and other bills that name it
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Recorded votes
- House roll call 229 (2014): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR4031 (2014-05-21): Passed
Words on this page, explained (1)
- Appropriation
- Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr4031.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr4031 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113