117-hr-8736117th Congress

GUARD VA Benefits Act

Sponsored By: Representative Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]

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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.

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No Economic Impacts Identified for this Bill

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]

NH • D

Cosponsors

Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17]
TX • R
Sponsored 9/15/2022
Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/15/2022
Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
NJ • R
Sponsored 9/15/2022
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 9/15/2022
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 9/15/2022
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/19/2022
Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3]
IA • D
Sponsored 9/19/2022
Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]
TN • D
Sponsored 9/19/2022
Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1]
WV • R
Sponsored 9/19/2022
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
Sponsored 9/19/2022
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/19/2022
Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large]
GU • D
Sponsored 9/19/2022
Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/19/2022
Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/19/2022
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 9/20/2022
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/20/2022
Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
KS • D
Sponsored 9/20/2022
Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/20/2022
Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
PR • R
Sponsored 9/20/2022
Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/20/2022
Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/21/2022
Rep. Kirkpatrick, Ann [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
Sponsored 9/21/2022
Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/21/2022
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 9/21/2022
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
PA • D
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Rep. Wild, Susan [D-PA-7]
PA • D
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
WA • D
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2]
NY • R
Sponsored 9/28/2022
Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7]
TN • R
Sponsored 9/28/2022
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
NY • R
Sponsored 9/28/2022
Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3]
FL • R
Sponsored 9/28/2022
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]
AZ • D
Sponsored 9/28/2022
Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large]
AS • R
Sponsored 9/28/2022
Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4]
TN • R
Sponsored 9/28/2022
Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/28/2022
Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1]
VA • R
Sponsored 9/28/2022
Rep. Manning, Kathy E. [D-NC-6]
NC • D
Sponsored 9/28/2022
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/28/2022
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]
PA • R
Sponsored 9/28/2022
Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
Sponsored 9/28/2022
Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26]
NY • D
Sponsored 9/28/2022
Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]
CA • R
Sponsored 9/28/2022
Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 9/28/2022
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/28/2022
Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]
MN • D
Sponsored 9/29/2022
Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/29/2022
Rep. LaTurner, Jake [R-KS-2]
KS • R
Sponsored 9/29/2022
Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/29/2022
Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/7/2022
Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5]
NC • R
Sponsored 10/7/2022
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/7/2022
Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-23]
CA • R
Sponsored 10/7/2022
Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/7/2022
Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]
WA • D
Sponsored 10/7/2022
Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 10/7/2022
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]
NE • R
Sponsored 10/7/2022
Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22]
CA • R
Sponsored 10/7/2022
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 10/7/2022
Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2]
IA • R
Sponsored 10/7/2022
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/7/2022
Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7]
TX • D
Sponsored 10/7/2022
Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT]
VT • D
Sponsored 10/7/2022
Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/7/2022
Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/25/2022
Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1]
MN • R
Sponsored 10/25/2022
Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/25/2022
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/25/2022
Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/25/2022
Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/25/2022
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 10/25/2022
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 10/25/2022
Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]
GA • D
Sponsored 10/25/2022
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 10/25/2022
Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 10/25/2022
Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14]
TX • R
Sponsored 10/25/2022
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 10/25/2022
Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4]
CO • R
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]
WA • D
Sponsored 9/22/2022
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/28/2022
Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9]
OH • D
Sponsored 10/25/2022
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/25/2022
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/25/2022
Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1]
OR • D
Sponsored 10/25/2022
Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
MI • D
Sponsored 10/25/2022
Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Sponsored 10/25/2022
Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14]
OH • R
Sponsored 10/25/2022
Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8]
AZ • R
Sponsored 10/25/2022
Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 10/25/2022
Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1]
CO • D
Sponsored 10/25/2022
Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]
FL • R
Sponsored 12/1/2022
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/2/2022
Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]
MN • D
Sponsored 12/2/2022
Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18]
FL • R
Sponsored 12/2/2022
Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/2/2022
Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/2/2022
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8]
PA • D
Sponsored 12/2/2022
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/2/2022
Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]
OH • R
Sponsored 12/2/2022
Rep. Hern, Kevin [R-OK-1]
OK • R
Sponsored 12/2/2022
Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17]
NY • D
Sponsored 12/2/2022
Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/2/2022
Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]
IN • D
Sponsored 12/2/2022
Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2]
CT • D
Sponsored 12/2/2022
Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]
AZ • D
Sponsored 12/2/2022
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
Sponsored 12/2/2022
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8]
MI • D
Sponsored 12/21/2022
Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6]
TX • R
Sponsored 8/19/2022
Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
IL • D
Sponsored 9/15/2022
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 9/15/2022
Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
WI • R
Sponsored 9/15/2022
Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
LA • R
Sponsored 9/15/2022
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 9/15/2022
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/15/2022
Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/15/2022
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 9/15/2022
Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
Sponsored 9/15/2022
Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/15/2022
Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large]
MP • D
Sponsored 9/15/2022

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GUARD VA Benefits Act

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