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GUARD VA Benefits Act
To amend title 38, United States Code, to reinstate 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
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- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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 Introduced in House
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