# 114-hr-2863: Secure Legal Services for Veterans Act

114-hr-2863, Secure Legal Services for Veterans Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] (R-FL); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-2863
- Congress: 114
- Title: Secure Legal Services for Veterans Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Introduced: 2015-06-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Secure Legal Services for Veterans Act This bill prohibits an individual who is not an agent or attorney from soliciting, contracting for, charging, or receiving any fee or compensation for services rendered in the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of an appeal before the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Violators of such prohibition shall be fined, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. Amounts collected for such violations shall be deposited in the TBI Research and Initiatives Fund and remain available to the VA without fiscal year limitation for traumatic brain injury research and initiatives.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] (D-MN), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- ROBERT BRADY (D-PA), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rigell, E. Scott [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2015-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2015-07-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2015-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13] (D-OH), 2015-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2015-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2015-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSantis, Ron [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2015-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2016-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-2722: Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015
- 114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act
- 114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-2863 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2863)

## Related
- [114-hr-2722: Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2722)
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-2992: Merchant Marine of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2992)
- [114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2737)
- [114-hr-3381: Childhood Cancer STAR Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3381)
- [114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1475)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2863 (as of 2025-11-18).