This bill aims to protect veterans and military families who work in government and to keep VA care steady. It limits sudden, large job cuts or demotions and requires a fast, outside review of any action. If someone in this group is removed, demoted, or suspended, their agency must pay for 90 days of mental health care, and a mobile Vet Center must be sent if many people are affected at once. It also makes it harder to launch hiring freezes, close offices, change telework rules, or pull back final job offers at VA without proof and advance notice, to avoid disrupting care.

It restores VA programs, research, websites, and jobs that were cut or paused after January 20, 2025, and gives back pay to affected workers. VA must post weekly wait times for community care at each medical center so veterans can see how long they’ll wait for appointments outside VA facilities. The bill pauses and reviews mass contract cancellations, and says new mass cancellations can only move forward after checks show they won’t harm veteran services and after Congress is notified . It also tightens who can access VA systems and data, requires removal of any unsafe connections within 15 days, and directs an Inspector General review of any recent unauthorized access .

• Who is affected: veterans, military spouses, caregivers, survivors, and reservists in federal jobs; VA patients and staff; and veteran-owned small businesses that hold VA contracts .
• Job protections: no large group removals without safeguards, 10‑business‑day supervisor notice, a poor performance rating before performance-based removal, and quick review by an independent board or office.
• Mental health and jobs: 90 days of paid mental health care; mobile Vet Centers for group actions; and federal–private partnerships to expand job opportunities for the military community .
• VA operations: hiring freezes need proof they won’t raise costs and a report; office closures need legal authority and one‑year notice; one‑year notice for telework changes; no rescinding final job offers for reasons unrelated to the person.
• Transparency and contracts: publish community care wait times weekly; pause and review mass contract cancellations; wait at least 30 days after notifying Congress before a new mass cancellation .
• Security and oversight: strict limits on who can access VA systems and data; remove noncompliant connections in 15 days; Inspector General review of any unauthorized access since November 6, 2024 .