S. 1477 - Serve Veterans First Act of 2017
Armed forces and national security. 115th Congress (2017-2018) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Jeff Flake
- Summary:
- Status:
- The bill has been referred to committee.
There have been no votes on this bill.
Serve Veterans First Act of 2017
S. 1477 — 115th Congress (2017–2018)
- Summary
- A bill to prohibit the use of official time for labor organizing activities by employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs unless all veterans seeking hospital care or medical services from the Department are able to schedule their appointments within the wait-time goals of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to prohibit the use of official time for labor organizing activities by employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs unless all veterans seeking hospital care or medical services from the Department are able to schedule their appointments within the wait-time goals of the Veterans Health Administration, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Serve Veterans First Act of 2017
- Serve Veterans First Act of 2017
- Serve Veterans First Act of 2017
- Sponsor
- Jeff Flake
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Armed forces and national security
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care coverage and access
- Labor-management relations
- Veterans' medical care
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 6/29/2017 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 6/29/2017 6/29/2017 Introduced in Senate 6/29/2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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Total contributions given to Senators from Republican/Conservative, which…
support this bill
| Republican/Conservative | $14,205,818 |
| $14,205,818 |
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 115th U.S. Congress, from Republican/Conservative interest groups, November 29, 2010 – November 28, 2016.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions by Legislator
Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Support | $ From Interest Groups That Oppose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $18,050 | $0 |
| Tammy Baldwin | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| John Barrasso | R | WY | $18,900 | $0 |
| Michael F. Bennet | D | CO | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Blumenthal | D | CT | $0 | $0 |
| Roy Blunt | R | MO | $130,836 | $0 |
| Cory A. Booker | D | NJ | $6,100 | $0 |
| John Boozman | R | AR | $20,232 | $0 |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $0 | $0 |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $134,199 | $0 |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $0 | $0 |
| Shelley Moore Capito | R | WV | $113,725 | $0 |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $0 | $0 |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $10,000 | $0 |
| Bill Cassidy | R | LA | $303,273 | $0 |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $7,250 | $0 |
| Susan M. Collins | R | ME | $21,650 | $0 |
| Christopher A. Coons | D | DE | $0 | $0 |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $28,370 | $0 |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $78,605 | $0 |
| Catherine Cortez Masto | D | NV | $1,516 | $0 |
| Tom Cotton | R | AR | $1,229,842 | $0 |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $36,594 | $0 |
| Ted Cruz | R | TX | $1,875,947 | $0 |
| Steve Daines | R | MT | $224,025 | $0 |
| Joe Donnelly | D | IN | $0 | $0 |
| Tammy Duckworth | D | IL | $0 | $0 |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $0 | $0 |
| Joni Ernst | R | IA | $174,861 | $0 |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $1,000 | $0 |
| Deb Fischer | R | NE | $185,221 | $0 |
| Jeff Flake | R | AZ | $1,342,999 | $0 |
| Al Franken | D | MN | $0 | $0 |
| Cory Gardner | R | CO | $392,155 | $0 |
| Kirsten E. Gillibrand | D | NY | $-35 | $0 |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $48,088 | $0 |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $150,779 | $0 |
| Kamala D. Harris | D | CA | $0 | $0 |
| Margaret Wood Hassan | D | NH | $0 | $0 |
| Orrin G. Hatch | R | UT | $21,500 | $0 |
| Martin Heinrich | D | NM | $0 | $0 |
| Heidi Heitkamp | D | ND | $0 | $0 |
| Dean Heller | R | NV | $129,337 | $0 |
| Mazie K. Hirono | D | HI | $0 | $0 |
| John Hoeven | R | ND | $15,400 | $0 |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $48,174 | $0 |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $35,445 | $0 |
| Ron Johnson | R | WI | $796,764 | $0 |
| Tim Kaine | D | VA | $100 | $0 |
| John Kennedy | R | LA | $16,500 | $0 |
| Angus S. King, Jr. | I | ME | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $0 | $0 |
| James Lankford | R | OK | $142,490 | $0 |
| Patrick J. Leahy | D | VT | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Lee | R | UT | $727,234 | $0 |
| Joe Manchin, III | D | WV | $0 | $0 |
| Ed Markey | D | MA | $0 | $0 |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $171,070 | $0 |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $0 | $0 |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $228,606 | $0 |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $1,000 | $0 |
| Jeff Merkley | D | OR | $0 | $0 |
| Jerry Moran | R | KS | $7,700 | $0 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $38,750 | $0 |
| Chris Murphy | D | CT | $0 | $0 |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $0 | $0 |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $0 | $0 |
| Rand Paul | R | KY | $447,992 | $0 |
| David Perdue | R | GA | $199,928 | $0 |
| Gary C. Peters | D | MI | $0 | $0 |
| Rob Portman | R | OH | $205,086 | $0 |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Risch | R | ID | $45,587 | $0 |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $92,967 | $0 |
| Mike Rounds | R | SD | $63,381 | $0 |
| Marco Rubio | R | FL | $850,205 | $0 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $0 | $0 |
| Ben Sasse | R | NE | $691,801 | $0 |
| Brian Schatz | D | HI | $0 | $0 |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $1,500 | $0 |
| Tim Scott | R | SC | $263,161 | $0 |
| Jeanne Shaheen | D | NH | $0 | $0 |
| Richard C. Shelby | R | AL | $2,700 | $0 |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $0 | $0 |
| Luther Strange | R | AL | $0 | $0 |
| Dan Sullivan | R | AK | $596,373 | $0 |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $0 | $0 |
| John Thune | R | SD | $166,033 | $0 |
| Thom Tillis | R | NC | $218,634 | $0 |
| Patrick J. Toomey | R | PA | $1,278,152 | $0 |
| Tom Udall | D | NM | $2,000 | $0 |
| Chris Van Hollen | D | MD | $0 | $0 |
| Mark R. Warner | D | VA | $1,700 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Warren | D | MA | $2,550 | $0 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $0 | $0 |
| Roger F. Wicker | R | MS | $2,000 | $0 |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $0 | $0 |
| Todd Young | R | IN | $139,816 | $0 |
