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The bill increases facility-level transparency on VA police pay to help Congress target staffing problems and promote fairer pay, but it imposes administrative burdens on the VA and risks exposing sensitive individual pay information if not properly protected.
Congress and oversight bodies will gain facility-level transparency on VA police pay and bonuses, enabling targeted oversight of staffing and compensation practices.
VA police officers and facility administrators could see improved recruitment and retention at specific VA facilities if Congress uses the new data to address local staffing gaps.
Federal VA law enforcement employees may receive fairer and more consistent compensation over time because Congress will have a factual basis to evaluate and potentially standardize pay practices.
Individual VA law enforcement officers could face privacy and security risks if detailed, facility-level pay information is published without adequate redaction.
The Department of Veterans Affairs will incur administrative costs and staff time to prepare and submit the required facility-level compensation reports.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires the VA Secretary to send annual, facility- and position-level reports to congressional veterans committees detailing compensation for VA police and specified security and admin staff.
Introduced May 13, 2025 by Frank J. Mrvan · Last progress May 13, 2025
Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to send Congress an annual, facility-level report showing compensation paid to Department police and specified security and administrative positions. The reports must break out pay by VA facility and by listed GS-series job titles and include base salaries, availability pay, recruitment/retention bonuses, and any other compensation; the first report is due within six months of enactment and then at least annually.