CLEAN VA Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5932 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5932 To enhance employee accountability, prevent fraud, strengthen whistleblower protections, and modernize disability rating processes in the Department of Veterans Affairs. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 7, 2025 Mr. Biggs of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To enhance employee accountability, prevent fraud, strengthen whistleblower protections, and modernize disability rating processes in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Claims Legitimacy and Evaluation Accountability Nationwide for VA Act'' or the ``CLEAN VA Act''. SEC. 2. EXPEDITED PROCEDURES FOR EMPLOYEE ACCOUNTABILITY ACTIONS. (a) Modification of Disciplinary Procedures for Department of Veterans Affairs Employees.--Section 714 of title 38, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``by substantial evidence'' after ``the Secretary determines''; and (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(3)(A) When making an initial decision under this subsection with respect to determining whether a covered individual should be removed, demoted, or suspended, the deciding employee of the Department shall exclusively apply the following factors: ``(i) The nature and