S. 740 · 118th Congress
GUARD VA Benefits Act of 2023
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BoozmanSponsor55 cosponsors · 39 D, 13 R, 3 I
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Blumenthal
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Graham
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Tester
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Braun
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Hassan
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Risch
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Sanders
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Brown
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Crapo
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Fetterman
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Hickenlooper
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Klobuchar
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King
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Luján
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Rosen
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Whitehouse
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Bennet
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Reed
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Shaheen
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Blackburn
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Welch
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Warren
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Casey
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Feinstein
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Kelly
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Wyden
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Baldwin
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Wicker
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Lummis
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Manchin
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Durbin
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Peters
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Coons
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Booker
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Kaine
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Stabenow
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Collins
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Cotton
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Menendez
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Capito
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Murphy
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Carper
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Heinrich
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Butler
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Cortez Masto
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Fischer
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Van Hollen
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Ossoff
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Gillibrand
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Ricketts
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Vance
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Sinema
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Warnock
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Hirono
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Cardin3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding VA Benefits Act of 2023 or the GUARD VA Benefits Act of 2023
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Mar 9, 2023
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: GUARD VA Benefits Act of 2023
Also known as: Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding VA Benefits Act of 2023
Latest action (Apr 26, 2023): Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-160.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Mar 9, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.