Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act of 2022
Latest action · Jul 13, 2022 Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
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.
- IntroducedApr 5, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act of 2022
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay certain reissued benefits (i.e., benefits that were misused by a fiduciary) to a beneficiary's estate in situations where a beneficiary predeceases a payment.
The VA must pay such benefits to an individual or entity in the following order: the estate of the beneficiary, a successor fiduciary serving the beneficiary when the beneficiary died, or the next inheritor determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 5, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AL | Tommy Tuberville | Original | Apr 5, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2022Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
- Apr 5, 2022Introduced in Senate
- Apr 5, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5966 | Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act | Related bill | Nov 29, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 5, 2022Introduced in Senate
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