GUARD VA Benefits Act
Latest action · Nov 15, 2022 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.
- IntroducedNov 15, 2022
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding VA Benefits Act or the GUARD VA Benefits Act
This bill imposes criminal penalties and/or fines on individuals for directly or indirectly 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 or imprisonment.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 15, 2022 to Nov 29, 2022; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Nov 15, 2022 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Nov 15, 2022 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Nov 15, 2022 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Nov 15, 2022 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Nov 15, 2022 |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Original | Nov 15, 2022 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Nov 15, 2022 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Nov 15, 2022 |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Original | Nov 15, 2022 |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Original | Nov 15, 2022 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Nov 15, 2022 |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | Original | Nov 15, 2022 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Nov 15, 2022 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Nov 15, 2022 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Nov 15, 2022 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Nov 17, 2022 | |
| D-CO | John W. Hickenlooper | Nov 29, 2022 |
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 Nov 15, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2022Introduced in Senate
- Nov 15, 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 8736 | GUARD VA Benefits Act | Identical bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relating to claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- GUARD VA Benefits Act
- Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding VA Benefits Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 15, 2022Introduced in Senate
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