United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Congress Senate author aut Government Organization text government publication eng BILLS 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.;Stopping Abuse, Fraud, and Exploitation by Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding Veterans Act of 2026;SAFEGUARD Veterans Act of 2026;S. 4646 (IS) Bills and Statutes 119_cong_bills legislative 2026-06-09 U.S. Government Publishing Office 2026-06-01 monographic deposited born digital 12 p. Y 1.6: Y 1.4/1: P0b002ee1e2a47dec https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119s4646is S. 4646 021-610-00252-9 000501532 000325576 Congressional bills Senate bills f:s4646_is.txt https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-119s4646is https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s4646is/html/BILLS-119s4646is.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s4646is/pdf/BILLS-119s4646is.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s4646is/xml/BILLS-119s4646is.xml fdlp DGPO 2026-06-09 2026-07-11 BILLS-119s4646is machine generated eng Richard Blumenthal United States Senate sponsor spn United States Congress Member Angus S. King Jr. United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member Amy Klobuchar United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member Tammy Baldwin United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member Ben Ray Lujan United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member Michael F. Bennet United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member Sheldon Whitehouse United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member Bernard Sanders United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member Ruben Gallego United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member Jacky Rosen United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member Mark Kelly United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member Jeanne Shaheen United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member Peter Welch United States Senate cosponsor United States Congress Member United States Congress Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs associated name asn Title 31 Section 1105 31 U.S.C. 1105 Title 38 Section 5103A Title 38 Section 5901(b) Title 38 Section 5904 Title 38 Section 5905 Title 38 Chapter 59 38 U.S.C. 5103A 38 U.S.C. 5901(b) 38 U.S.C. 5904 38 U.S.C. 5905 38 U.S.C. Chapter 59 Title 47 Section 227(b)(1) 47 U.S.C. 227(b)(1) s BILLS-119s4646is 119 2 SENATE SENATE 4646 is is Stopping Abuse, Fraud, and Exploitation by Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding Veterans Act of 2026 SAFEGUARD Veterans Act of 2026 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. Mr. Blumenthal (for himself, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Luján, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Gallego, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Kelly, Mrs. Shaheen, and Mr. Welch) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs Committee on Veterans' Affairs Veterans' Affairs Mr. Blumenthal Richard Blumenthal Blumenthal, Richard Mr. King Angus S. King Jr. King, Angus S., Jr. Angus King Angus S. King Ms. Klobuchar Amy Klobuchar Klobuchar, Amy Ms. Baldwin Tammy Baldwin Baldwin, Tammy Mr. Luján Ben Ray Lujan Lujan, Ben Ray Ben Lujan Ben R. Lujan Mr. Bennet Michael F. Bennet Bennet, Michael F. Michael Bennet Mr. Whitehouse Sheldon Whitehouse Whitehouse, Sheldon Mr. Sanders Bernard Sanders Sanders, Bernard Bernie Sanders Mr. Gallego Ruben Gallego Gallego, Ruben Ms. Rosen Jacky Rosen Rosen, Jacky Mr. Kelly Mark Kelly Kelly, Mark Mrs. Shaheen Jeanne Shaheen Shaheen, Jeanne Mr. Welch Peter Welch Welch, Peter false false