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S 1847 112th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Department of Veterans Affairs Fraud offenses and financial crimes Veterans' pensions and compensation

Protect Our Disabled Heroes Act of 2011

Introduced: November 10, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Nov 10, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 10, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect Our Disabled Heroes Act of 2011 - Provides criminal penalties against any person who solicits, contracts for, charges, or receives any fee or compensation from a veteran, other than that currently permitted under law, for: (1) advice on how to file a benefits claim; or (2) the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of a claim before the date on which a notice of disagreement is filed in a proceeding on the claim.

What's happening now November 10, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2349 Related bill Veterans' Benefits Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Nov 17, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1847: Protect Our Disabled Heroes Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1847/
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"S. 1847: Protect Our Disabled Heroes Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1847/.
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S. 1847, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1847/.
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