H.R. 6528: VA RAISES Act
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H.R. 6528: VA RAISES Act
116th Congress · introduced 2020-04-17 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-04-17 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
VA RAISES Act
Plain summary
VA Recruitment Assistance to Improve Senior Executive Service Act or the VA RAISES Act This bill excludes certain appointed positions within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from current executive schedule salary caps. Specifically, the current salary caps do not apply for (1) appointed directors of VA medical centers, (2) appointed directors of Veterans Integrated Service Networks, and (3) appointees of the Office of the Under Secretary for Health. The bill authorizes the VA to waive the salary limitations on such employees who were appointed during the period beginning on November 1, 2010, and ending on the day before the enactment of this bill.
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Sponsor: Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] · 1 cosponsors
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Roger Marshall (R-KS)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray, Jr. [D-CA-39] reported raising $853,124 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr6528.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr6528 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116