HR 1732 ยท GUARD VA Benefits Act
Committee Hearings Held
- Introduced
- Feb 27, 2025
- Latest action
- Mar 18, 2026
- Sponsor
- Rep. Chris Pappas [D-NH-1]
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Cosponsors
- 130
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.
Recent actions
- Mar 18, 2026 Committee Hearings Held
- Mar 18, 2026 Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged
- Mar 27, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Feb 27, 2025 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.
- Feb 27, 2025 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.
- Feb 27, 2025 Introduced in House
- Feb 27, 2025 Introduced in House
Votes
No recorded votes are available for this bill.