118th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
H.R. 1139: GUARD VA Benefits Act
Introduced
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (not reached)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
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.
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Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Colin Allred D-TXOriginal
- Suzanne Bonamici D-OROriginal
- Julia Brownley D-CAOriginal
- Brendan Boyle D-PAOriginal
- Don Bacon R-NEOriginal
- Nanette Barragán D-CAOriginal
- Nicole (Nikki) Budzinski D-ILOriginal
- Ed Case D-HIOriginal
- Jim Costa D-CAOriginal
- Henry Cuellar D-TXOriginal
- Steve Cohen D-TNOriginal
- Joe Courtney D-CTOriginal
- André Carson D-INOriginal
- Gerald Connolly D-VAOriginal
- David Cicilline D-RIOriginal
- Sean Casten D-ILOriginal
- Suzan DelBene D-WAOriginal
- Debbie Dingell D-MIOriginal
- Sharice Davids D-KSOriginal
- Madeleine Dean D-PAOriginal
- Bill Foster D-ILOriginal
- Brian Fitzpatrick R-PAOriginal
- Lizzie Fletcher D-TXOriginal
- Brad Finstad R-MNOriginal
- Glenn Grothman R-WIOriginal
- Vicente Gonzalez D-TXOriginal
- Josh Gottheimer D-NJOriginal
- Andrew Garbarino R-NYOriginal
- Kevin Hern R-OKOriginalWithdrawn Feb 27, 2023
- Chrissy Houlahan D-PAOriginal
- Bill Johnson R-OHOriginal
- Sara Jacobs D-CAOriginal
- William Keating D-MAOriginal
- Robin Kelly D-ILOriginal
- Trent Kelly R-MSOriginal
- Raja Krishnamoorthi D-ILOriginal
- Andy Kim D-NJOriginal
- Zoe Lofgren D-CAOriginal
- Barbara Lee D-CAOriginal
- Stephen Lynch D-MAOriginal
- Doug LaMalfa R-CAOriginal
- Ted Lieu D-CAOriginal
- James McGovern D-MAOriginal
- Seth Moulton D-MAOriginal
- Lucy McBath D-GAOriginal
- Eleanor Norton D-DCOriginal
- Joe Neguse D-COOriginal
- Jay Obernolte R-CAOriginal
- Chellie Pingree D-MEOriginal
- Scott Peters D-CAOriginal
- Dean Phillips D-MNOriginal
- Katie Porter D-CAOriginal
- Deborah Ross D-NCOriginal
- Aumua Amata Radewagen R-ASOriginal
- Marilyn Strickland D-WAOriginal
- Gregorio Sablan D-MPOriginal
- Elise Stefanik R-NYOriginal
- Mary Scanlon D-PAOriginal
- Mikie Sherrill D-NJOriginal
- Greg Stanton D-AZOriginal
- Dina Titus D-NVOriginal
- Jill Tokuda D-HIOriginal
- Lauren Underwood D-ILOriginal
- David Valadao R-CAOriginal
- Marc Veasey D-TXOriginal
- Jefferson Van Drew R-NJOriginal
- Robert Wittman R-VAOriginal
- Daniel Webster R-FLOriginal
- Susan Wild D-PAOriginal
- Jerry Carl R-AL
- Daniel Kildee D-MI
- Jared Moskowitz D-FL
- John Sarbanes D-MD
- Eric Swalwell D-CA
- Claudia Tenney R-NY
- Joaquin Castro D-TX
- John Curtis R-UT
- Yadira Caraveo D-CO
- Anthony D'Esposito R-NY
- Dwight Evans D-PA
- Raúl Grijalva D-AZ
- Mark Green R-TN
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez D-WA
- Ashley Hinson R-IA
- Derek Kilmer D-WA
- Blaine Luetkemeyer R-MO
- Mark Pocan D-WI
- Patrick Ryan D-NY
- Haley Stevens D-MI
- Glenn Thompson R-PA
- Norma Torres D-CA
- Rashida Tlaib D-MI
- Randy Feenstra R-IA
- Mike Flood R-NE
- Kathy Manning D-NC
- Adam Schiff D-CA
- Abigail Spanberger D-VA
- Gabriel (Gabe) Vasquez D-NM
- Jasmine Crockett D-TX
- Lori Chavez-DeRemer R-OR
- Diana DeGette D-CO
- Thomas Kean R-NJ
- Greg Landsman D-OH
- Frank Mrvan D-IN
- Seth Magaziner D-RI
- Brittany Pettersen D-CO
- Jake Auchincloss D-MA
- Jared Golden D-ME
- James Himes D-CT
- Harriet Hageman R-WY
- Doug Lamborn R-CO
- Debbie Lesko R-AZ
- Mike Levin D-CA
- Morgan McGarvey D-KY
- Frank Pallone D-NJ
- Andrea Salinas D-OR
- Ruben Gallego D-AZ
- Grace Napolitano D-CA
- Zachary (Zach) Nunn R-IA
- C. Franklin R-FL
- Emilia Sykes D-OH
- Mark Takano D-CA
- Angie Craig D-MN
- Scott DesJarlais R-TN
- Dan Newhouse R-WA
- Judy Chu D-CA
- Neal Dunn R-FL
- Rick Larsen D-WA
- John Carter R-TX
- Matthew Cartwright D-PA
- Salud Carbajal D-CA
- Jason Crow D-CO
- Gregorio Casar D-TX
- Ernest Gonzales R-TX
- Jonathan Jackson D-IL
- Ann Kuster D-NH
- James (Jim) Moylan R-GU
- David Trone D-MD
- Becca Balint D-VT
- Sylvia Garcia D-TX
- Mike Kelly R-PA
- Ilhan Omar D-MN
- Michael Simpson R-ID
- Dale Strong R-AL
- Mike Thompson D-CA
- John Rutherford R-FL
- Lloyd Smucker R-PA
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick D-FL
- Chris Deluzio D-PA
- Max Miller R-OH
- Bill Pascrell D-NJ
- Delia Ramirez D-IL
- Shri Thanedar D-MI
- Aaron Bean R-FL
- Jeff Duncan R-SC
- Mark DeSaulnier D-CA
- Josh Harder D-CA
- Teresa Leger Fernandez D-NM
- Anna Luna R-FL
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Bradley Schneider D-IL
- Bill Huizenga R-MI
- Steven Horsford D-NV
- Robert Latta R-OH
- Brad Sherman D-CA
- Michael Burgess R-TX
- Lisa Blunt Rochester D-DE
- Katherine Cammack R-FL
- Donald Davis D-NC
- Valerie Hoyle D-OR
- Hillary Scholten D-MI
- Charles Fleischmann R-TN
- Terri Sewell D-AL
- Jennifer Wexton D-VA
- Tom Cole R-OK
- J. Hill R-AR
- Michael Lawler R-NY
- Nancy Mace R-SCWithdrawn Mar 19, 2024
- Mike Quigley D-IL
- Melanie Stansbury D-NM
- Bryan Steil R-WI
- Brandon Williams R-NY
- Gabe Amo D-RI
- Sanford Bishop D-GA
- Earl Blumenauer D-OR
- Vern Buchanan R-FL
- Jim Banks R-IN
- Eric Burlison R-MOWithdrawn Apr 11, 2024
- Emanuel Cleaver D-MO
- Danny Davis D-IL
- Russ Fulcher R-ID
- Lance Gooden R-TX
- Carlos Gimenez R-FL
- Jahana Hayes D-CT
- Glenn Ivey D-MD
- Blake Moore R-UT
- Jennifer McClellan D-VA
- Clarence Owens R-UT
- Mary Peltola D-AK
- Jamie Raskin D-MD
- Janice Schakowsky D-IL
- Darren Soto D-FL
- Kim Schrier D-WA
- Lori Trahan D-MA
- John Garamendi D-CA
- David Joyce R-OH
- Darin LaHood R-IL
- Elissa Slotkin D-MI
- Linda Sánchez D-CA
- Pete Stauber R-MN
- Kelly Armstrong R-ND
- Young Kim R-CA
- Lisa McClain R-MI
- Troy Carter D-LA
- Robert Garcia D-CA
- Mary Miller R-IL
- Marcus Molinaro R-NY
- Dusty Johnson R-SD
- Richard Neal D-MA
- Ro Khanna D-CA
- David Kustoff R-TN
- Doris Matsui D-CA
- Donald Norcross D-NJ
- Joe Wilson R-SC
Who scored on this bill
- 1Chris Pappas SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, reached a cosponsor milestone, introduced5 events+24
- 2Eric BurlisonCosponsored; withdrew cosponsorship2 events−10
- 2Kevin HernCosponsored; withdrew cosponsorship2 events−10
- 2Nancy MaceCosponsored; withdrew cosponsorship2 events−10
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History
- Introduced in the House by Chris Pappas.
Show the full action history (4 actions)
- Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Introduced in House
- 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.