3.0.0 5549 2023-01-13T04:50:50Z 2023-01-13T04:50:50Z House H HR 2006-06-07 109 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-06-07T14:08:20Z Veterans' Choice of Representation and Benefits Enhancement Act of 2006 109 2694 S 2006-09-21 Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs. Related bill CRS 2006-06-07 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2006-06-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-06-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001144 Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] Jeff Miller R FL 1 N G000549 Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] Jim Gerlach R PA 6 2006-09-13 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative fees Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Veterans Affairs Economics and Public Finance Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Law Lawyers Legal fees Standards Veterans' benefits Veterans' organizations Armed Forces and National Security 00 2006-06-07 Introduced in House 2006-09-12T15:33:45Z Veterans' Choice of Representation Act of 2006 - Authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe: (1) qualifications and standards of conduct for agents and attorneys acting on behalf of veterans in claim proceedings before the Department of Veterans Affairs; and (2) restrictions on fees collected for such services.

Adds to the list of reasons for which agents and attorneys may be suspended, including: (1) failure to conduct themselves with due regard for the non-adversarial nature of any proceeding; and (2) presenting frivolous claims, issues, or arguments.

Repeals the current time period limitation for the hiring or paying of an agent or attorney. Revises the time period during which attorney fee agreements may be filed with the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Allows the Secretary to review such an agreement, and order a fee reduction if the Secretary finds the fee excessive or unreasonable.

]]> Veterans' Choice of Representation Act of 2006 Display Title Veterans' Choice of Representation Act of 2006 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to remove certain limitations on attorney representation of claimants for veterans benefits in administrative proceedings before the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Veterans' Choice of Representation Act of 2006 Introduced in House 2006-06-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr5549ih/xml/BILLS-109hr5549ih.xml 2006-06-07 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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.