CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Frank Mrvan (D-IN)

Veterans’ Security and Pay Transparency Act

H.R. 3359 · House bill Armed Forces and National Security

A Democratic bill with 2 Republican cosponsors · See all 2 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.

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

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, known as the ``Veterans' Security and Pay Transparency Act'', seeks to amend title 38 of the United States Code. It directs the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide an annual report regarding compensation for Department police officers. The report must be submitted to the Senate and House Committees on Veterans' Affairs. This report must include details such as salaries, availability pay, and recruitment or retention bonuses. These details must be broken down by specific Department facilities and job positions.

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    The bill requires the annual disclosure of specific salary, availability pay, and bonus data for Department police officers to Congress.

  • Scored +2

    Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?

    The bill enhances oversight of the security personnel responsible for protecting Department of Veterans Affairs facilities.

  • Scored +2

    Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?

    The bill increases transparency regarding the compensation and bonuses provided to Department of Veterans Affairs police officers.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.