Scott Franklin (R-FL)
Personnel Integrity in Veterans Affairs Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Subcommittee Hearings Held
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the ``Personnel Integrity in Veterans Affairs Act of the 2025'', aims to amend title 38 of the United States Code. It requires the Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs to submit annual performance plans for political appointees to specific Congressional committees. Additionally, it establishes rules for making permanent notations in the personnel files of certain employees who are under investigation. These rules apply if the employee resigns, retires, or transfers before an investigation is finished. The bill also outlines notification requirements, appeal rights, and definitions for these investigations.
Yes
- Scored +6
Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts?
The bill enhances due process for employees by providing notification rights, opportunities to respond, and appeal procedures.
- Scored +5
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The bill increases oversight by requiring the submission of annual performance plans to Congressional committees.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Congressional Oversight: The Secretary must submit annual performance plans for political appointees to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives within 30 days of completion (Section 2).
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Completion of Investigations: For employees who leave the Department while under investigation, the Secretary is required to continue the investigation until it is fully completed (Section 3(a)(1)).
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Due Process Protections: Employees are provided specific rights before a notation is made, including receiving written notification and a copy of adverse findings (Section 3(c)(1)).
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Opportunity to Rebut Findings: The bill ensures employees have a reasonable amount of time, which must be at least 30 days, to respond in writing and provide evidence to show an adverse finding was unfounded (Section 3(c)(2)).
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Right to Appeal: Employees have the right to appeal the Secretary's decision regarding permanent notations to the Merit Systems Protection Board or a Disciplinary Appeals Board (Section 3(d)).
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Removal of Notations: If an employee prevails in an appeal, the Secretary must remove the notation of the pending appeal and the notation of the adverse finding from the employee's personnel file (Section 3(e)(3)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Permanent Personnel Records: The Secretary is required to make a permanent notation in the official personnel record file of a covered employee if they are the subject of an eligible personnel investigation (Section 3(a)(2)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this protect the right to fair treatment by the courts? — The bill enhances due process for employees by providing notification rights, opportunities to respond, and appeal procedures. Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill increases oversight by requiring the submission of annual performance plans to Congressional committees.
- 10/1/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/11/2025
- Subcommittee Hearings Held
- 5/21/2025
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
- 5/5/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Introduced in House
Michael GuestRepublican · Mississippi