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HR 8736 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Civil actions and liability Fraud offenses and financial crimes User charges and fees Veterans' pensions and compensation

GUARD VA Benefits Act

Introduced: September 20, 2022 Introduced by: Pappas, Chris Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Aug 19, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 19, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding VA Benefits Act or the GUARD VA Benefits Act

This bill imposes criminal penalties and/or fines on individuals for directly or indirectly soliciting, contracting for, charging, or receiving any unauthorized fee or compensation with respect to the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of any claim for Department of Veterans Affairs benefits. The attempted commission of such offenses is also punishable by fine or imprisonment.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 5089 Identical bill GUARD VA Benefits Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 115
All 115 Democratic 53 Republican 25
Kildee, Daniel
· Dec 21, 2022
Allred, Colin
· Dec 2, 2022
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Dec 2, 2022
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Dec 2, 2022
Cartwright, Matt
· Dec 2, 2022
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Dec 2, 2022
 R
Franklin, Scott
Florida · Dec 2, 2022
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Dec 2, 2022
 R
Hern, Kevin
Oklahoma · Dec 2, 2022
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Dec 2, 2022
 D
Jacobs, Sara
California · Dec 2, 2022
Johnson, Bill
· Dec 2, 2022
Jones, Mondaire
· Dec 2, 2022
Phillips, Dean
· Dec 2, 2022
 D
Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Dec 2, 2022
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Dec 2, 2022
 R
Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Dec 1, 2022
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Oct 25, 2022
Cárdenas, Tony
· Oct 25, 2022
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Oct 25, 2022
 D
Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
Florida · Oct 25, 2022
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Oct 25, 2022
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Oct 25, 2022
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Oct 25, 2022
 R
Finstad, Brad
Minnesota · Oct 25, 2022
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Oct 25, 2022
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Oct 25, 2022
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 25, 2022
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Oct 25, 2022
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Oct 25, 2022
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Oct 25, 2022
Lesko, Debbie
· Oct 25, 2022
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Oct 25, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 25, 2022
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Oct 25, 2022
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Oct 25, 2022
 D
Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · Oct 25, 2022
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Oct 25, 2022
Trone, David
· Oct 25, 2022
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Oct 25, 2022
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Oct 7, 2022
Bass, Karen
· Oct 7, 2022
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Oct 7, 2022
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Oct 7, 2022
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · Oct 7, 2022
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Oct 7, 2022
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Oct 7, 2022
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Oct 7, 2022
 R
Hinson, Ashley
Iowa · Oct 7, 2022
Kilmer, Derek
· Oct 7, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8736: GUARD VA Benefits Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8736/
MLA
"H.R. 8736: GUARD VA Benefits Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8736/.
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H.R. 8736, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8736/.
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[H.R. 8736: GUARD VA Benefits Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8736/)
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