118th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
S. 740: GUARD VA Benefits Act of 2023
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Summary
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.
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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
- Richard Blumenthal D-CTOriginal
- Lindsey Graham R-SCOriginal
- Jon Tester D-MTOriginal
- Mike Braun R-IN
- Margaret Hassan D-NH
- James Risch R-ID
- Bernard Sanders I-VT
- Sherrod Brown D-OH
- Michael Crapo R-ID
- John Fetterman D-PA
- John Hickenlooper D-CO
- Amy Klobuchar D-MN
- Angus King I-ME
- Ben Luján D-NM
- Jacky Rosen D-NV
- Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI
- Michael Bennet D-CO
- John Reed D-RI
- Jeanne Shaheen D-NH
- Marsha Blackburn R-TN
- Peter Welch D-VT
- Elizabeth Warren D-MA
- Robert Casey D-PA
- Dianne Feinstein D-CA
- Mark Kelly D-AZ
- Ron Wyden D-OR
- Tammy Baldwin D-WI
- Roger Wicker R-MS
- Cynthia Lummis R-WY
- Joe Manchin I-WV
- Richard Durbin D-IL
- Gary Peters D-MI
- Christopher Coons D-DE
- Cory Booker D-NJ
- Timothy Kaine D-VA
- Debbie Stabenow D-MI
- Susan Collins R-ME
- Tom Cotton R-AR
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Shelley Capito R-WV
- Christopher Murphy D-CT
- Thomas Carper D-DE
- Martin Heinrich D-NM
- Laphonza Butler D-CA
- Catherine Cortez Masto D-NV
- Deb Fischer R-NE
- Chris Van Hollen D-MD
- Jon Ossoff D-GA
- Kirsten Gillibrand D-NY
- Pete Ricketts R-NE
- James David Vance R-OH
- Kyrsten Sinema I-AZ
- Raphael Warnock D-GA
- Mazie Hirono D-HI
- Benjamin Cardin D-MD
Who scored on this bill
- 1John Boozman SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced, reached a cosponsor milestone4 events+18
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by John Boozman.
Show the full action history (3 actions)
- Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-160.
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.