Secure Legal Services for Veterans Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 114th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

R RooneySponsor

12 cosponsors · 8 D, 4 R

4 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

This bill prohibits an individual who is not an agent or attorney from soliciting, contracting for, charging, or receiving any fee or compensation for services rendered in the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of an appeal before the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or the Board of Veterans' Appeals.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 23, 2015

Secure Legal Services for Veterans Act

Violators of such prohibition shall be fined, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.

Amounts collected for such violations shall be deposited in the TBI Research and Initiatives Fund and remain available to the VA without fiscal year limitation for traumatic brain injury research and initiatives.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Secure Legal Services for Veterans Act

Latest action (Jul 2, 2015): Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 23, 2015

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.