H.R. 4138: To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recoup relocation expenses paid to or on behalf of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

114th Congress · introduced 2015-12-01 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 18 - 4.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-12-01 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recoup relocation expenses paid to or on behalf of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Plain summary

This bill authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to direct a VA employee to repay all or part of the transferee relocation expenses paid to the employee if: (1) the VA determines such repayment is appropriate, and (2) the employee is afforded notice and opportunity for a hearing conducted by another federal department or agency before repayment. A decision regarding employee repayment shall be final and may not be reviewed by any department, agency, or court.

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Official text

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recoup relocation expenses paid to or on behalf of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] · 7 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4138, a bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recoup relocation expenses paid to or on behalf of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (2016-09-29)

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Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr4138.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr4138 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114