S 2407
116th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Administrative remedies
Congressional oversight
Department of Veterans Affairs
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Lawyers and legal services
Legal fees and court costs
Veterans' pensions and compensation
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide criminal penalties for individuals acting as agents or attorneys for the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of a claim under a law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs without being recognized by the Secretary for such purposes, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 31, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 31, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
This bill requires a penalty when a person acts (or tries to act) as an agent or attorney for a veteran's benefit claim without recognition by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) as an agent or attorney, or while such person is suspended or excluded from practice by the VA.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1