VA Employee Fairness Act of 2025

This bill expands the rights of Veterans Health Administration (VHA) workers to negotiate with their employer. It does this by removing parts of an existing law that had limited what topics they could bargain over. At the same time, it makes clear that the VA can still use special tools to offer incentive pay and speed up hiring when needed.

In plain terms, more workplace issues at VA hospitals and clinics could be settled through union talks, while the VA keeps the ability to quickly recruit and reward staff to fill critical jobs.

• Who is affected: Employees who work in VA health care settings, like hospitals and clinics.
• What changes: Certain limits on what workers can collectively bargain over are removed; VA still keeps authority for incentive pay and fast hiring.
• When: Takes effect upon enactment of the bill into law (no separate date is given in the text).