3.0.0 2863 2023-01-11T13:30:51Z 2023-01-11T13:30:51Z House HR 2015-06-23 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 101 (Tuesday, June 23, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ROONEY of Florida:H.R. 2863.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:To make Rules for the Government and Regulations of theland and naval ForcesTo make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper forcarrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all otherPowers vested by this Constitution of the United States or inany Department or Officer thereof.[Page H4593]]]> hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2015-07-02T15:14:59Z Referred to 2015-06-23T16:02:45Z 2015-07-02 hsvr09 Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. Committee 2015-06-23 Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2015-06-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-06-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000583 Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] Thomas Rooney R FL J. 17 N B001245 Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] Madeleine Bordallo D GU Z. 0 2015-06-23 True W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2015-06-23 True B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2015-06-23 True R000589 Rep. Rigell, E. Scott [R-VA-2] E. Rigell R VA Scott 2 2015-06-23 True F000462 Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] Lois Frankel D FL 22 2015-07-08 False D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-21] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 21 2015-07-08 False N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2015-07-28 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2015-07-28 False G000565 Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4] Paul Gosar R AZ A. 4 2015-09-18 False S000244 Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] F. SENSENBRENNER R WI JAMES 5 2015-09-18 False D000621 Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6] Ron DeSantis R FL 6 2015-10-08 False D000620 Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] John Delaney D MD K. 6 2016-12-07 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Emergency medical services and trauma care Government trust funds Lawyers and legal services Medical research Neurological disorders Research administration and funding Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-06-23 Introduced in House 2015-12-03T19:32:58Z Secure Legal Services for Veterans Act

This bill prohibits an individual who is not an agent or attorney from soliciting, contracting for, charging, or receiving any fee or compensation for services rendered in the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of an appeal before the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

Violators of such prohibition shall be fined, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.

Amounts collected for such violations shall be deposited in the TBI Research and Initiatives Fund and remain available to the VA without fiscal year limitation for traumatic brain injury research and initiatives.

]]> Secure Legal Services for Veterans Act Display Title Secure Legal Services for Veterans Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit unrecognized individuals from charging fees for legal services provided to veterans related to appeals before the Department of Veterans Affairs or the Board of Veterans' Appeals, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Secure Legal Services for Veterans Act Introduced in House 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr2863ih/xml/BILLS-114hr2863ih.xml 2015-07-02 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.