HR 1732

Summary

Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding VA Benefits Act or the GUARD VA Benefits Act This bill imposes fines on individuals for 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.

Bill status

Status

In committee

Sponsor

Rep. Chris Pappas [D-NH-1]

Cosponsors

134

Policy area

Armed Forces and National Security

Introduced

2025-02-27

Latest action

2026-03-18: Committee Hearings Held

Committee referrals

• Veterans' Affairs Committee: House · Hearings By (full committee) · 2026-03-18
• Judiciary Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-02-27
• Veterans' Affairs Committee: House · Referred To · 2025-02-27

Recent actions

• 2026-03-18: Committee Hearings Held
• 2026-03-18: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged
• 2025-03-27: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
• 2025-02-27: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
• 2025-02-27: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.