The RESTORE Act provides back pay to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) employees who were involuntarily removed from their jobs and then reinstated between January 20, 2025, and the date this bill becomes law. The bill applies to career VA employees at all levels, including those serving probationary periods following a promotion, but explicitly excludes political appointees and high-level executive positions. Affected employees would receive back pay according to existing federal law that governs compensation for wrongful removal, essentially making them whole for lost wages during the period they were separated from the VA. The legislation does not specify new funding amounts, instead directing that back pay be calculated under established federal procedures. This bill directly addresses a wave of federal workforce removals that occurred in early 2025 and aims to compensate career civil servants who were terminated and later reinstated.
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