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HR 2863 114th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Emergency medical services and trauma care Government trust funds Lawyers and legal services Medical research Neurological disorders Research administration and funding Veterans' medical care

Secure Legal Services for Veterans Act

Introduced: June 23, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Jul 2, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jun 23, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 23, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now July 2, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
DeSantis, Ron
· Oct 8, 2015
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Sep 18, 2015
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · Jul 8, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2863: Secure Legal Services for Veterans Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2863/
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"H.R. 2863: Secure Legal Services for Veterans Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2863/.
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H.R. 2863, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2863/.
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