GUARD VA Benefits Act
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Nov 15, 2022
Last action Nov 15, 2022
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Total actions
2
Key actions
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Committee
1
Nov 15, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
upper
Nov 15, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 17 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Boozman
RRepublican
Co
Amy Klobuchar
DDemocratic
Co
Angus S. King, Jr.
IIndependent
Co
Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
Co
Dianne Feinstein
DDemocratic
Co
Jacky Rosen
DDemocratic
Co
Jeanne Shaheen
DDemocratic
Co
John W. Hickenlooper
DDemocratic
Co
Jon Tester
DDemocratic
Co
Lindsey Graham
RRepublican
Co
Lisa Murkowski
RRepublican
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