A bill to address fees erroneously collected by Department of Veterans Affairs for housing loans, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jul 10, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 10, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to submit a plan to identify individuals who were erroneously charged a fee between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2017, in relation to VA-backed home loans. Specifically, the bill focuses on veterans who are rated as eligible for disability compensation and are supposed to have such home loan fees waived by the VA. The VA must also submit a plan to identify individuals who were erroneously charged a fee prior to January 1, 2012. Both plans must include the number of individuals who may be due a refund and a time line for refunding the fees.
The bill also requires the VA to
- develop an automated process for refunding fees,
- update policies to ensure certificates of eligibility are accurate for determining eligibility under the VA home loan guaranty program and the exemption from the collection of fees,
- develop a process for determining whether a fee has been collected from an individual with a waiver (due to service-connected death or disability), and
- develop a plan for annual audits to determine the rate at which fees are erroneously collected from individuals with waivers.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 10, 2019 to Jul 16, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Jul 10, 2019 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Jul 16, 2019 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 10, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 10, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jul 10, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to address fees erroneously collected by Department of Veterans Affairs for housing loans, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 10, 2019Introduced in Senate
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