S. 627: A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list manipulations, and for other purposes.

114th Congress · introduced 2015-03-03 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 240.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-03-03 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 240. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list manipulations, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

(Sec. 1) This bill provides that if the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) makes an adverse finding that a VA employee has violated a VA policy for which the employee may be removed or suspended, or has violated a law for which the employee may be imprisoned for more than one year, the VA may not award a bonus to such employee until the earlier of the date that: is five years after the end of the fiscal year in which the adverse finding was made, or the finding is found to have been made in error. If an adverse finding is made, the VA, after providing notice and an opportunity for a hearing, shall direct the employee to repay any bonus he or she received during the year in which the adverse finding is made, unless such finding is found to have been made in error. (Sec. 2) If a VA employee receives a reprimand or admonishment the VA shall retain a copy of such reprimand or admonishment in the employee's permanent record as long as he or she is employed by the VA.

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Official text

A bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list manipulations, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] · 16 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 627, a bill to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list manipulations, and for other purposes (2015-07-30)

Cosponsors on this site

Jerry Moran (R-KS), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), John Thune (R-SD), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Steve Daines (R-MT)

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Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s627.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s627 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114