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Main Subject: Armed Forces and National Security

Strengthening Whistleblower Protections at the Department of Veterans Affairs Act

This bill revises provisions related to whistleblower protections in the Department of Veterans Affairs, including by prohibiting certain personnel actions by supervisory employees in response to a whistleblower complaint.

Senate Actions

IntroReferral
Oct. 11 2022	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

House floor actions Actions

Floor

Sep. 29
2022

Pursuant to section 10 of H. Res. 1396, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 1638, as amended; H.R. 3304, as amended; H.R. 4081, as amended; H.R. 4821, as amended; H.R. 6889, as amended; H.R. 6967, as amended; H.R. 8163, as amended; H.R. 8510, as amended; H.R. 8681, as amended; H.R. 8875, as amended; H.R. 8956; S. 1198; and agree to the Senate amendments to H.R. 5641. (text: CR H8190)
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1396, proceedings on H.R. 8510 are considered vacated.

Sep. 28
2022

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8510.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8190-8192)
Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

IntroReferral
Jul. 26 2022	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Library of Congress Actions

Floor

Sep. 29
2022

Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 10 of H. Res. 1396, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 1638, as amended; H.R. 3304, as amended; H.R. 4081, as amended; H.R. 4821, as amended; H.R. 6889, as amended; H.R. 6967, as amended; H.R. 8163, as amended; H.R. 8510, as amended; H.R. 8681, as amended; H.R. 8875, as amended; H.R. 8956; S. 1198; and agree to the Senate amendments to H.R. 5641.

IntroReferral
Jul. 26 2022	Introduced in House Introduced in House

House committee actions Actions

Committee
Sep. 21 2022	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep. 20 2022	Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Discharged.
Aug. 16 2022	Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.