House of Representatives Passes Chairman Takano's Va Employee Fairness Act

Press Release

Today, the House of Representatives passed House Committee on Veterans' Affairs Chairman Mark Takano's (D-Calif.) VA Employee Fairness Act. Chairman Takano's bill would bring parity to the federal workforce by restoring full collective bargaining rights for VA Title 38 healthcare professionals, including registered nurses, physicians, dentists, and physician assistants.

"For our country to ensure that veterans receive the highest quality treatment, we must treat VA frontline healthcare workers with the same level of dignity and respect as other federal healthcare workers," said Chairman Takano. "VA's frontline workers have dedicated their careers to serving veterans and have been instrumental in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Passing my VA Employee Fairness Act is a step towards recognizing this commitment to our veterans. Throughout the 117th Congress, this Committee prioritized providing veterans with the healthcare they earned, and we are reinforcing that by providing VA's frontline workers, who wholeheartedly provide critical care for veterans, with the workers' rights they deserve.

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