HR6740Referred to Committee

VA TRUST Act

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Introduced
In Committee
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Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
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2025-12-16
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Sponsor

Mike Flood
Mike Flood
Republican · NE · Representative
Votes with party: 97.6% (549 recorded votes)

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Committee Hearings Held

2026-05-20

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Plain-English Summary

The VA TRUST Act would establish new requirements and oversight mechanisms for the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve transparency and accountability in how it manages programs and spending. The bill aims to give veterans and Congress better visibility into VA operations and decision-making, potentially including requirements for regular reporting on service quality, financial management, and program effectiveness. Veterans, VA employees, and taxpayers would be affected by these changes, which are designed to ensure the agency operates more efficiently and responsively to veterans' needs.

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Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6740 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6740 To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify pay rates for certain Senior Executive Service employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 16, 2025 Mr. Flood introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify pay rates for certain Senior Executive Service employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 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 ``Veterans Affairs Transparency and Reform of the Upper Senior Tenure Act'' or the ``VA TRUST Act''. SEC. 2. PAY FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVE POSITIONS. (a) Reports on Performance Awards and Bonuses to High-Level Employees.--Section 726(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(4) The appropriations accounts from which amounts were used to pay such an award or bonus. ``(5) The annual basic rate of pay for each individual awarded the award or bonus.''. (b) Pay for Senior Executive Positions.-- (1) In general.--Subchapter I of chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 729. Pay for senior executive positions ``(a) Rates of Pay.--Any individual appointed to a senior executive position within the Department shall receive the annual rate of basic pay applicable to such a position, as determined by the Secretary, in accordance with the pay ranges, structure, and aggregate limitations established for the Senior Executive Service under subchapter VIII of chapter 53 of title 5, including section 5382. ``(b) Career Appointees Transferring From Other Agencies.--Any career appointee who transfers from another agency to a senior executive position at the Department shall receive the annual rate of basic pay applicable to such position, as determined by the Secretary under subsection (a), and such rate shall be consistent with the individual's performance and pay level under sections 5383 and 5384 of title 5. ``(c) Transfers Within the Department.--If any individual occupying a senior executive position at the Department transfers or otherwise moves to another senior executive position within the Department, the individual shall, effective on the first day of the first pay period beginning after the date that the individual first occupies such other position, receive the rate of basic pay established by the Secretary for that position under subsection (a). The Secretary may adjust such rate only to the extent authorized under section 5382 or 5383 of title 5. ``(d) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `career appointee' and `senior executive position' have the meanings given such terms in section 3132(a) of title 5.''. (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: ``729. Pay for senior executive positions.''. <all>
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