S. 396 · Where this bill is now
Became law through another bill
Its text was included in S. 423, Public Law 119-33 (per the Congressional Research Service). This bill number itself: In committee.
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryLimits VA bonuses for top central office staff
This bill stops the Department of Veterans Affairs from giving automatic bonus payments (called critical skill incentives) to senior executives working at the VA's central office in Washington, D.C. The VA can still give bonuses to these executives, but only on a case-by-case basis and only after getting approval from specific VA officials. Employees whose main work is elsewhere but who do some work at the central office are not affected by this restriction.
How it affects you
If you're a VA employee in a top executive position at the central office, you'd no longer automatically receive skill-based bonuses, though your agency leadership could still approve them individually. For veterans and the public, this is mainly an internal agency matter with no direct change to VA benefits or services.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Feb 4, 2025)
Stop Government Rewards Enriching Executives in the District Act of 2025 or the Stop GREED Act of 2025
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from providing certain senior level employees with a critical skill incentive, which is generally a payment bonus for employees possessing a high-demand skill or skill that is at a shortage. Specifically, the VA may not provide such an incentive to an employee in a Senior Executive Service position or other comparable position at the central office of the VA (e.g., the Veterans Health Administration), regardless of the actual location where the employee performs the functions of the position.
The bill also provides that an incentive may be provided to senior-level employees on an individual basis and upon approval by specified officers (e.g., the Under Secretary for Health). Additionally, senior-level employees whose positions are primarily at the central office of the VA but perform some portion of the job function at other VA facilities are exempt from the prohibition.
The VA must report to Congress annually regarding senior-level employees who were provided a critical skill incentive.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 396
A BILL
Stop GREED Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) · Introduced Feb 4, 2025 · Armed Forces and National Security · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Feb 4, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.”