GUARD VA Benefits Act has not moved since its introduction on Feb 27, 2025, with cosponsors from both parties
IntroducedFeb 27, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 59 words.
Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding VA Benefits Act or the GUARD VA Benefits Act This bill imposes fines on individuals for 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.
Context
- Committees
- House Judiciary Committee
House Veterans' Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security: 268 of 6,567 bills became law, 113th–118th (4.1%)
- Sponsor
- 4 of 166 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 170 words
- Subjects
- Civil actions and liabilityFraud offenses and financial crimesUser charges and feesVeterans' pensions and compensation
- Latest action
- Mar 18, 2026: Committee Hearings Held
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]