Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 1732
GUARD VA Benefits Act
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Introduced 2025-02-27Topic: veterans military · criminal justiceSummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceGoverning Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding VA Benefits Act or the GUARD VA Benefits Act This bill imposes fines on individuals for soliciting, contracting for, charging, or receiving any unauthorized fee or compensation with respect to the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of any claim for Department of Veterans Affairs benefits. The attempted commission of such offenses is also punishable by fine.
Sponsors
- Chris Pappas Democrat sponsor
- 132 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18 | House | Committee Hearings Held | refer |
| 2026-03-18 | House | Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged | refer |
| 2025-03-27 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. | refer |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-02-27 | House | Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | refer |
| 2025-02-27 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-02-27 | Introduced in House | introduce |