3.0.0 5089 2023-04-28T13:15:17Z 2023-04-28T13:15:17Z Senate S 2022-11-15 117 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2022-11-15T17:45:02Z GUARD VA Benefits Act 117 8736 HR 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Identical bill CRS 2022-11-15 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2022-11-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2022-11-15 True G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2022-11-15 True M001153 Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] Lisa Murkowski R AK 2022-11-15 True K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2022-11-15 True R000608 Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 2022-11-15 True S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2022-11-15 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2022-11-15 True K000377 Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] Mark Kelly D AZ 2022-11-15 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2022-11-15 True F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2022-11-15 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2022-11-15 True H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2022-11-15 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2022-11-15 True B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2022-11-15 True B001310 Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] Mike Braun R IN 2022-11-15 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2022-11-17 False H000273 Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] John Hickenlooper D CO W. 2022-11-29 False Armed Forces and National Security Civil actions and liability Fraud offenses and financial crimes User charges and fees Veterans' pensions and compensation Armed Forces and National Security 00 2022-11-15 Introduced in Senate 2022-12-05T14:59:01Z Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding VA Benefits Act or the GUARD VA Benefits Act

This bill imposes criminal penalties and/or fines on individuals for directly or indirectly soliciting, contracting for, charging, or receiving any unauthorized fee or compensation with respect to the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of any claim for Department of Veterans Affairs benefits. The attempted commission of such offenses is also punishable by fine or imprisonment.

]]> GUARD VA Benefits Act Display Title GUARD VA Benefits Act Short Title(s) as Introduced GUARD VA Benefits Act Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding VA Benefits Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relating to claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s5089is/xml/BILLS-117s5089is.xml 2022-11-15 Read twice and referred to the 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.