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HR 7144 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Accounting and auditing Administrative remedies Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Consumer credit Debt collection Department of Veterans Affairs Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Performance measurement User charges and fees Veterans' pensions and compensation

Veteran Debt Fairness Act of 2018

Introduced: November 16, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Nov 16, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Nov 16, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Nov 16, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veteran Debt Fairness Act of 2018

This bill limits the ability of the Department of Veterans Affair to recover overpayments of benefits from veterans.

What's happening now November 16, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2341 Related bill Veteran Debt Fairness Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Nov 16, 2018
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Nov 16, 2018
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Nov 16, 2018
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Nov 16, 2018
Trott, David
· Nov 16, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7144: Veteran Debt Fairness Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7144/
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"H.R. 7144: Veteran Debt Fairness Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7144/.
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H.R. 7144, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-7144/.
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