S. 3084Senate116th Congress (2019-2021)Enacted

A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the limitation on pay for certain high-level employees and officers of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

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The bill changes the federal pay‑cap rules for some senior Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees. It adds an exception for people appointed under specific VA statutes, and lets the VA secretary waive the pay limit for those employees for the period from November 1, 2010 up to the day before the law takes effect. The change affects high‑level VA officers and the way their basic salary limits are applied.

Key Provisions

Amends the VA pay‑limit provision (38 U.S.C. § 7404(d)) to exclude individuals appointed under sections 7401(4) and 7306 from the usual salary cap.
Allows the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to grant waivers of the pay limit for those excluded individuals for pay earned between Nov 1, 2010 and the day before the law’s enactment.
Requires the Secretary to create a form for requesting such waivers.
States that a decision not to grant a waiver is not an adverse employment action and cannot be appealed or reviewed by courts.

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Became Public Law No: 116-146.

July 2, 2020

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SenateIntro Referral

Introduced in Senate

December 18, 2019

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs Committee

December 18, 2019

SenateCommittee

Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Veterans' Affairs Committee

January 16, 2020

SenateDischarge

Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S262)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

January 16, 2020

SenateFloor

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S262)

January 16, 2020

SenateFloor

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

January 16, 2020

HouseFloor

Received in the House.

January 17, 2020 • 10:32 AM

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Veterans' Affairs Committee

January 17, 2020

HouseCommittee

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Veterans' Affairs Committee

March 12, 2020

HouseCommittee

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Veterans' Affairs Committee

March 12, 2020

HouseFloor

Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

May 28, 2020 • 9:33 AM

HouseFloor

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2329-2330)

May 28, 2020 • 9:33 AM

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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3084.

May 28, 2020 • 9:33 AM

SenateFloor

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2329)

May 28, 2020 • 9:44 AM

HouseFloor

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2329)

May 28, 2020 • 9:44 AM

HouseFloor

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

May 28, 2020 • 9:44 AM

SenateFloor

Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.

June 1, 2020

SenateNot Used

Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 3084 by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2745)

June 4, 2020

SenateResolving Differences

Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 3084 by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2745)

June 4, 2020

SenateFloor

Senate vitiated previous action of 06/04/2020 by Unanimous Consent. (CR S2745)

June 4, 2020

SenateNot Used

Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 3084 by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2769)

June 8, 2020

SenateResolving Differences

Senate agreed to the House amendment to S. 3084 by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2769)

June 8, 2020

SenateFloor

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

June 11, 2020

President

Presented to President.

June 22, 2020

Became Law

Signed by President.

July 2, 2020

Became Law

Became Public Law No: 116-146.

July 2, 2020

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One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the United States of America

2d Sess.

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty

S. 3084

AN ACT

To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the limitation on pay for certain high-level employees and officers of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Modification of pay limitation for certain high-level employees and officers of the Department of Veterans Affairs

(a)

Modification

Section 7404(d) of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting and except for individuals appointed under sections 7401(4) and 7306 of this title, after section 7457 of this title,.

(b)

Waivers

(1)

In general

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may waive the limitation described in section 7404(d) of such title, as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, on the amount of basic pay payable to individuals appointed under section 7401(4) or 7306 of such title for basic pay payable during the period—

(A)

beginning on November 1, 2010; and

(B)

ending on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act.

(2)

Form

The Secretary shall prescribe the form for requesting a waiver under paragraph (1).

(3)

Treatment of waiver

A decision not to grant a waiver under paragraph (1) shall not be treated as an adverse action and is not subject to further appeal, third-party review, or judicial review.

Speaker of the House of Representatives

Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate