119th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
H.R. 1732: GUARD VA Benefits Act
Introduced
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (not reached)
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- 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
- Jake Auchincloss D-MAOriginal
- Gabe Amo D-RIOriginal
- Don Bacon R-NEOriginal
- Emanuel Cleaver D-MOOriginal
- Steve Cohen D-TNOriginal
- Gerald Connolly D-VAOriginal
- Troy Carter D-LAOriginal
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick D-FLOriginal
- Gregorio Casar D-TXOriginal
- Diana DeGette D-COOriginal
- Donald Davis D-NCOriginal
- Chris Deluzio D-PAOriginal
- Suzan DelBene D-WAOriginal
- Brian Fitzpatrick R-PAOriginal
- Raúl Grijalva D-AZOriginal
- Josh Gottheimer D-NJOriginal
- Jared Golden D-MEOriginal
- Robert Garcia D-CAOriginal
- Jahana Hayes D-CTOriginal
- Valerie Hoyle D-OROriginal
- William Keating D-MAOriginal
- Robin Kelly D-ILOriginal
- Raja Krishnamoorthi D-ILOriginal
- David Kustoff R-TNOriginal
- Mike Levin D-CAOriginal
- Seth Moulton D-MAOriginal
- Morgan McGarvey D-KYOriginal
- Seth Magaziner D-RIOriginal
- Jennifer McClellan D-VAOriginal
- Eleanor Norton D-DCOriginal
- Dan Newhouse R-WAOriginal
- Ilhan Omar D-MNOriginal
- Chellie Pingree D-MEOriginal
- Scott Peters D-CAOriginal
- Mike Quigley D-ILOriginal
- Deborah Ross D-NCOriginal
- Delia Ramirez D-ILOriginal
- Janice Schakowsky D-ILOriginal
- Marilyn Strickland D-WAOriginal
- Bradley Schneider D-ILOriginal
- Mary Scanlon D-PAOriginal
- Mikie Sherrill D-NJOriginal
- Greg Stanton D-AZOriginal
- Haley Stevens D-MIOriginal
- Dale Strong R-ALOriginal
- Emilia Sykes D-OHOriginal
- Eric Sorensen D-ILOriginal
- Andrea Salinas D-OROriginal
- Bennie Thompson D-MSOriginal
- Dina Titus D-NVOriginal
- Claudia Tenney R-NYOriginal
- Jill Tokuda D-HIOriginal
- Jefferson Van Drew R-NJOriginal
- Nicole (Nikki) Budzinski D-IL
- Laura Friedman D-CA
- Greg Landsman D-OH
- Frank Mrvan D-IN
- April McClain Delaney D-MD
- Kelly Morrison D-MN
- Joe Neguse D-CO
- Mark Pocan D-WI
- Raul Ruiz D-CA
- Rashida Tlaib D-MI
- Shri Thanedar D-MI
- Maxine Dexter D-OR
- Lizzie Fletcher D-TX
- John Larson D-CT
- Rick Larsen D-WA
- Michael Lawler R-NY
- James McGovern D-MA
- Sarah McBride D-DE
- Brittany Pettersen D-CO
- Eric Swalwell D-CA
- Melanie Stansbury D-NM
- Janelle Bynum D-OR
- Ed Case D-HI
- Joaquin Castro D-TX
- Angie Craig D-MN
- Herbert Conaway D-NJ
- Charles Fleischmann R-TN
- Russ Fulcher R-ID
- Maggie Goodlander D-NH
- Steven Horsford D-NV
- Stephen Lynch D-MA
- Grace Meng D-NY
- Wesley Bell D-MO
- Joe Courtney D-CT
- Gilbert Cisneros D-CA
- Marcy Kaptur D-OH
- Teresa Leger Fernandez D-NM
- Clarence Owens R-UT
- Harold Rogers R-KY
- Suhas Subramanyam D-VA
- Kim Schrier D-WA
- Jason Crow D-CO
- Brad Sherman D-CA
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez D-WA
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- James Walkinshaw D-VA
- Debbie Dingell D-MI
- Dan Goldman D-NY
- Sara Jacobs D-CA
- André Carson D-IN
- Shomari Figures D-AL
- Pablo José Hernández Rivera D-PR
- Pramila Jayapal D-WA
- Johnny Olszewski D-MD
- Adelita Grijalva D-AZ
- Thomas Kean R-NJ
- Judy Chu D-CA
- Dave Min D-CA
- Gabriel (Gabe) Vasquez D-NM
- Eugene Vindman D-VA
- Mark DeSaulnier D-CA
- Pete Stauber R-MN
- Hillary Scholten D-MI
- Lauren Underwood D-IL
- Nanette Barragán D-CA
- Jim Costa D-CA
- Salud Carbajal D-CA
- Timothy Kennedy D-NY
- Zoe Lofgren D-CA
- Doris Matsui D-CA
- John Mannion D-NY
- Rosa DeLauro D-CT
- Glenn Grothman R-WI
- Cory Mills R-FL
- Lateefah Simon D-CA
- Sam Liccardo D-CA
- Emily Randall D-WA
- Sharice Davids D-KS
- Kweisi Mfume D-MD
- Frank Pallone D-NJ
- Josh Riley D-NY
- George Whitesides D-CA
- Sean Casten D-IL
- Analilia Mejia D-NJ
Who scored on this bill
- 1Chris Pappas SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, reached a cosponsor milestone, introduced5 events+24
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History
- Introduced in the House by Chris Pappas.
Show the full action history (5 actions)
- Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged
- Committee 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.