3.0.0 4032 2023-01-15T10:32:57Z 2023-01-15T10:32:57Z House H HR 2004-03-25 108 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr06 Benefits Subcommittee Hearings by 2004-06-16T14:13:27Z Referred to 2004-04-13T21:47:38Z Referred to 2004-03-25T15:04:25Z Servicemembers and Veterans Legal Protections Act of 2004 108 4658 HR 2004-10-07 Received in the Senate. Procedurally-related House 2004-11-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9770) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-07-21 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions -Similar provision incorporated. See H.R. 4658, Title III, Sections 301-307. Committee 2004-06-16 hsvr06 Benefits Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2004-04-13 hsvr06 Benefits Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits. Committee 2004-03-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E457-458) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-03-25 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2004-03-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-03-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000598 Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] SUSAN DAVIS D CA A. 53 N M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2004-03-25 True E000250 Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] LANE EVANS D IL 17 2004-03-25 True F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2004-03-25 True B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] CORRINE BROWN D FL 3 2004-03-25 True R000568 Rep. Rodriguez, Ciro D. [D-TX-28] CIRO RODRIGUEZ D TX D. 28 2004-03-25 True H000762 Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5] DARLENE HOOLEY D OR 5 2004-03-25 True S001004 Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6] TED STRICKLAND D OH 6 2004-03-25 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2004-03-25 True F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2004-03-25 True B000490 Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2] SANFORD BISHOP D GA D. 2 2004-03-25 True H000712 Rep. Holden, Tim [D-PA-17] TIM HOLDEN D PA 17 2004-03-25 True B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2004-03-25 True N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-38] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 38 2004-03-25 True C001058 Rep. Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6] Ben Chandler D KY 6 2004-03-25 True B001231 Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] SHELLEY BERKLEY D NV 1 2004-03-30 False C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2004-04-02 False A000359 Resident Commissioner Acevedo-Vila, Anibal [D-PR-At Large] ANIBAL ACEVEDO-VILA D PR 0 2004-04-02 False J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2004-04-02 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2004-04-02 False S000672 Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2] VICTOR SNYDER D AR F. 2 2004-04-20 False W000187 Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] MAXINE WATERS D CA 35 2004-04-20 False P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2004-05-19 False U000039 Rep. Udall, Tom [D-NM-3] TOM UDALL D NM 3 2004-06-15 False G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2004-06-15 False F000392 Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] MARTIN FROST D TX 24 2004-06-25 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2004-06-25 False L000480 Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-18] NITA LOWEY D NY M. 18 2004-07-15 False W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 2004-09-21 False Armed Forces and National Security Accounting Administrative procedure Auditing Collection of accounts Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information Department of Veterans Affairs Ex-offenders Families Fees Finance and Financial Sector Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Government liability Government paperwork Governmental investigations Identification of criminals Law Liability (Law) Licenses Married people Negligence Nonprofit organizations Parents Sentences (Criminal procedure) Social Welfare Surety and fidelity Trusts and trustees Veterans' benefits Armed Forces and National Security 00 2004-03-25 Introduced in House 2004-05-04T17:32:51Z Veterans Fiduciary Act of 2004 - Defines "fiduciary," for purposes of Federal veterans' benefits provisions, as a guardian or any other person having been appointed or legally vested with the responsibility or care of a veterans' benefit claimant or beneficiary, or of money paid for the use and benefit of a minor, incompetent, or other beneficiary.

Requires any certification of a person as a fiduciary for such purposes to be made on the basis of: (1) an investigation of their fitness to so serve; (2) adequate evidence that such certification is in the best interest of such beneficiary; and (3) the furnishing of any required bond. Requires the investigation to include whether the person has been convicted of any offense which resulted in imprisonment for more than one year.

Prohibits a fiduciary from collecting a fee from a beneficiary for any month with respect to which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or a court finds that the fiduciary misused all or part of the individual's benefit. Provides liability for fiduciaries for misused benefits. Requires the Secretary to pay a beneficiary any amounts or benefits misused by a fiduciary when the negligent failure of the Secretary to investigate or monitor a fiduciary results in such misuse.

Provides additional protections for beneficiaries with fiduciaries, including: (1) periodic onsite reviews of institutional fiduciaries such as certified community-based nonprofit social service agencies; (2) requiring a fiduciary to file a report or accounting; (3) civil monetary penalties; and (4) authority for judicial orders of restitution.

]]> Veterans Fiduciary Act of 2004 Display Title Veterans Fiduciary Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide additional safeguards for Department of Veterans Affairs benefit recipients who have fiduciaries for receipt and management of benefit payments, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Fiduciary Act of 2004 Introduced in House 2004-03-25T05:00:00Z 2004-11-17 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9770) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.