3.0.0 6316 2023-01-11T13:34:04Z 2023-01-11T13:34:04Z House HR 2016-11-15 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 163 (Tuesday, November 15, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DENHAM:H.R. 6316.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution,specifically Clause 1 (relating to providing for the commondefense and general welfare of the United States) and Clause18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary andproper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress).[Page H6239]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2016-12-01T14:57:31Z Referred to 2016-11-15T17:00:10Z 2016-12-01 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2016-11-15 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2016-11-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-11-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000612 Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10] Jeff Denham R CA 10 N M001177 Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] Tom McClintock R CA 4 2016-11-15 True C001094 Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] Paul Cook R CA 8 2016-11-15 True R000487 Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] ED ROYCE R CA 39 2016-11-15 True C000059 Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42] KEN CALVERT R CA 42 2016-11-15 True R000409 Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48] DANA ROHRABACHER R CA 48 2016-11-15 True L000578 Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] Doug LaMalfa R CA 1 2016-11-15 True K000387 Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] Stephen Knight R CA 25 2016-11-15 True V000129 Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-21] David Valadao R CA G. 21 2016-11-15 True I000056 Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] DARRELL ISSA R CA E. 49 2016-11-15 True R000603 Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] David Rouzer R NC 7 2016-11-15 True H001048 Rep. Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-50] Duncan Hunter R CA D. 50 2016-11-15 True W000820 Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45] Mimi Walters R CA 45 2016-11-17 False S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] Jackie Speier D CA 14 2016-11-29 False N000181 Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA-22] Devin Nunes R CA 22 2016-12-01 False Armed Forces and National Security Armed Forces and National Security 00 2016-11-15 Introduced in House 2017-03-16T21:03:40Z Veterans Earned Their Bonus Act or the VET Bonus Act

This bill prohibits the Department of the Army from recouping a bonus or similar benefit that was provided to a member of the California Army National Guard between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2010, unless the Army proves, after a hearing opportunity, that the member knowingly: (1) participated in fraud or misrepresentation to receive the bonus or benefit, or (2) failed to satisfy the service requirement upon which the bonus or benefit was conditioned.

A member shall be presumed to have acted in good faith in procuring the bonus or benefit and to have satisfied the service requirement.

The Army shall: (1) reimburse a member for any amount previously recouped, plus interest; (2) notify each consumer reporting agency that any debt and recoupment measures linked to the bonus or benefit were not valid; and (3) provide financial assistance to a member who is facing financial hardship because of the recoupment measures.

]]> VET Bonus Act Display Title VET Bonus Act Official Title as Introduced To stop the Secretary of the Army from recouping a bonus or similar benefit provided to members of the California Army National Guard between January 1, 2004, and December 31, 2010, unless the Secretary can prove that the member knowingly secured the bonus or similar benefit through fraud or misrepresentation or knowingly failed to perform the service requirement upon which the bonus or similar benefit was conditioned, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced VET Bonus Act Short Titles as Introduced Veterans Earned Their Bonus Act Introduced in House 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr6316ih/xml/BILLS-114hr6316ih.xml 2016-12-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. 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.