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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Right to Representation for Department of Veterans Affairs Workers Act of 2025

S. 3196Introduced Nov 18, 2025Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Official title: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to give employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs opportunities to be represented by the representatives of their choices in examinations of the employees in connection with examinations that may result in disciplinary action, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Richard Blumenthal D-CT
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Where it went

Latest action: Nov 18, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

10 cosponsors — 8 Democrats, 2 independents

0 of 10 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Angus King (I-ME), Edward Markey (D-MA), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Richard Blumenthal.

Sponsor’s state and district

Connecticut in Congress

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.