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Has Scott Perry supported making the VA more accountable?

Matches stated direction. He voted for the 2017 law that made it easier for the VA to remove or demote employees, and cosponsored a 2014 VA accountability bill.

Scott Perry

A more accountable VA

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What they say

His campaign says he continues to support legislation to make the VA more accountable.

“Reform the Veterans Administration to make it more accountable”

What the record shows ·

In 2017 he voted for the VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act, which gave the VA Secretary more power to remove, demote or suspend employees. It passed 368-55 and became law. In 2014 he cosponsored the VA Management Accountability Act.

Limit: The 2017 law passed with wide support. The card shows his votes and bills, not how the VA has changed.

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  1. Patriots for Perry, issueshttps://patriotsforperry.com/issues/

    Patriots for Perry · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Captured 2026-10-01; 1,060 words under twelve headings. Undated; several passages still refer to the Biden-Harris administration.

    candidate statement

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  2. House roll call 307, 2017 (document)

    Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    On passage of S. 1094, the Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017, 2017-06-13. Passed 368-55. Perry (P000605) recorded Yea. Became Public Law 115-41.

    official legislative record

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  3. Public Law 115-41, VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act of 2017https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-115publ41/html/PLAW-115publ41.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    An Act 'to improve the accountability of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs'. Section 202 widens the Secretary's powers to remove, demote or suspend employees.

    official legislative record

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  4. H.R. 4031, Department of Veterans Affairs Management Accountability Act of 2014https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4031

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsored by Rep. Jeff Miller. Perry cosponsored it on 2014-03-21. As passed by the House (BILLS-113hr4031eh), an Act to provide for the removal of the VA's Senior Executive Service employees for performance.

    official legislative record

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