# 119-s-4646: SAFEGUARD Veterans Act of 2026

119-s-4646, SAFEGUARD Veterans Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-12).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4646
- Congress: 119
- Title: SAFEGUARD Veterans Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-01
- Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-12

## Summary

**Protect veterans from predatory paid representatives.** This bill would reinstate criminal penalties for charging unauthorized fees for VA claims and create stricter accreditation, transparency, and oversight to block abusive claim assistance. - Veterans and families would face fewer predatory fee charges because the bill would reinstate and expand penalties for unauthorized fees and require claim forms to record who assisted and what fees were charged. - Paid representatives and others who help with claims would need VA recognition and would go through a new accreditation system with public lists, complaint tools, and narrow definitions of what counts as preparing or prosecuting a claim. - The VA would have to write rules, report fee and assistance data to Congress, budget for enforcement, add portal warnings about scams, and limits on automated calls to federal numbers to reduce robo‑call targeting.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2026-06-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- VA online registry and warnings: benefit, low. If enacted, VA would run a searchable online registry of accredited agents and attorneys, and list suspended or excluded people. The site would let agents certify recognition and let clients file complaints and report unauthorized fees. VA would give unrepresented claimants the website addresses wh…
- Ban automated calls to federal agencies: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would prohibit using automated dialing equipment that can make repeated calls and exchange information to telephone numbers assigned to Federal departments or agencies when the caller is not the person whose information is used. The ban targets calls made without further human…
- Stop improper VA claim fees: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would ban people from charging fees to prepare, present, or prosecute VA benefit claims except as already allowed by law. It would let the VA criminally punish violators and fine or jail them for up to one year, and bar a person from recognition for one year for a first violati…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act
- 119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act
- 119-s-852: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025
- 119-s-2523: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-4646 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4646)

## Related
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [119-s-2295: Child Care for Working Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2295)
- [119-s-852: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-852)
- [119-s-2150: Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2150)
- [119-s-2523: John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2523)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4646 (as of 2026-06-12).