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S 740 118th Congress Senate 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 of 2023

Introduced: March 9, 2023 Introduced by: Boozman, John Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 26, 2023
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-160.
Mar 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Mar 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding VA Benefits Act of 2023 or the GUARD VA Benefits Act of 2023

This bill imposes criminal penalties 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 commission or attempted commission of such offenses is punishable by a fine, imprisonment for up to one year, or both.

What's happening now April 26, 2023

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-160.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 1139 Related bill GUARD VA Benefits Act
  • HR 1822 Related bill PLUS for Veterans Act of 2023
  • S 1789 Related bill PLUS for Veterans Act of 2023
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 2

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • THE VOGEL GROUP
    for VETERANS GUARDIAN VA CLAIM CONSULTING · North Carolina · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
  • THE VOGEL GROUP
    for VETERANS GUARDIAN VA CLAIM CONSULTING · North Carolina · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
 Cosponsors 43
All 43 Democratic 29 Republican 11 Independent 2
D
Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Sep 18, 2024
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Warnock, Raphael G.
Georgia · Jul 9, 2024
Sinema, Kyrsten
· May 23, 2024
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · May 1, 2024
 R
Ricketts, Pete
Nebraska · May 1, 2024
 D
Ossoff, Jon
Georgia · Apr 18, 2024
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Apr 8, 2024
 R
Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Apr 8, 2024
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 8, 2024
 D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Mar 21, 2024
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Mar 12, 2024
 D
Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Mar 12, 2024
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 7, 2024
 R
Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Mar 7, 2024
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Oct 19, 2023
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Oct 4, 2023
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Sep 28, 2023
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Sep 27, 2023
 D
Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Sep 27, 2023
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Sep 26, 2023
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 21, 2023
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Sep 21, 2023
 D
Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Sep 19, 2023
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 19, 2023
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 11, 2023
 D
Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Sep 11, 2023
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 11, 2023
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Sep 6, 2023
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Sep 6, 2023
 D
Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · Jul 11, 2023
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jun 8, 2023
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Fetterman, John
Pennsylvania · Jun 8, 2023
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Hickenlooper, John W.
Colorado · Jun 8, 2023
 I
King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jun 8, 2023
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jun 8, 2023
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jun 8, 2023
 D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Jun 8, 2023
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jun 8, 2023
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Mar 21, 2023
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 21, 2023
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Mar 15, 2023
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Mar 9, 2023
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 9, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 740: GUARD VA Benefits Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-740/
MLA
"S. 740: GUARD VA Benefits Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-740/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 740, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-740/.
Markdown link
[S. 740: GUARD VA Benefits Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-740/)
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