S. 2419 · 113th Congress
VA Accountability Act of 2014
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VA Accountability Act of 2014 - Prohibits any officer, employee, or agent of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from:
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 3, 2014
VA Accountability Act of 2014 - Prohibits any officer, employee, or agent of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from:
- knowingly falsifying an individual's VA health records;
- knowingly destroying or excluding information from such records with the intent to defraud the individual, a federal officer or employee, or a Member of Congress;
- directing another individual to engage in such prohibited conduct; or
- knowing of such prohibited conduct by an individual under his or her supervision and failing to stop, if possible, or report to a superior the commission of such conduct.
Allows an individual aggrieved by such conduct to bring a civil action against the officer, employee, or agent in an appropriate U.S. district court for damages or other legal or equitable relief.
Authorizes the VA Secretary to terminate, without prior notice or cause, the employment and benefits of a VA officer, employee, or agent found by such court to have violated this Act.
Provides that this Act shall apply to conduct committed before, on, or after its enactment.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: VA Accountability Act of 2014
Latest action (Jun 3, 2014): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 3, 2014
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.