3.0.0 1318 2023-01-11T19:55:55Z 2023-01-11T19:55:55Z House H HR 2007-03-05 110 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2007-03-09T14:29:26Z Referred to 2007-03-05T17:32:50Z 2007-03-09 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2007-03-05 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2007-03-05 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E465) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000293 Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2] RON LEWIS R KY 2 N P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2007-03-27 False A000363 Rep. Arcuri, Michael A. [D-NY-24] Michael Arcuri D NY A. 24 2007-06-12 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative procedure Claims Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Veterans Affairs Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Law Lawyers Legal ethics Legal fees Veterans' benefits Armed Forces and National Security 00 2007-03-05 Introduced in House 2007-06-06T21:18:58Z Veterans' Benefits Protection Act - Repeals the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to prescribe qualifications and standards of, and to set fees charged by, agents or attorneys representing veterans in claims before the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Authorizes the Secretary to require that such individuals show that they are of good moral character, and qualified and competent to assist claimants. Removes some instances under which the Secretary may suspend or exclude an agent or attorney from such representation.

Repeals the Secretary's authority to review and order a reduction in the fee charged to a claimant by an agent or attorney.

Imposes fines and criminal penalties for soliciting, contracting for, charging, or receiving any part of a benefit or claim allowed to a claimant (or attempting such acts).

]]> Veterans' Benefits Protection Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the authority for agent or attorney representation in veterans benefits cases before the Department of Veterans Affairs. Introduced in House IH Display Title Veterans' Benefits Protection Act Short Titles as Introduced Veterans' Benefits Protection Act Introduced in House 2007-03-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr1318ih/xml/BILLS-110hr1318ih.xml 2007-03-09 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 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.