118th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
S. 263: Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act of 2023
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Summary
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay certain reissued benefits (i.e., benefits that were misused by a fiduciary) to a beneficiary's estate in situations where a beneficiary predeceases a payment.
The VA must pay such benefits to an individual or entity in the following order: the estate of the beneficiary, a successor fiduciary serving the beneficiary when the beneficiary died, or the next inheritor determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Tommy Tuberville R-ALOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1Joe Manchin SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Joe Manchin.
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- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.