US Congress House Bill 105 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-04-27 - Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act of 2017 This bill states that, in any case not involving negligent failure by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to investigate or monitor a fiduciary that results in fiduciary misuse of benefits, but in which any fiduciary misuses all or part of an individual's benefit paid to the fiduciary, the VA shall pay to the beneficiary or the beneficiary's successor fiduciary an amount equal to the amount of the misused benefit. An adverse determination by the VA of a veteran's mental capacity to manage VA monetary benefits may be appealed in accordance with provisions governing the Board of Veterans' Appeals and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act of 2017

Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]

Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]

Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]

Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-27	House	Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
2017-04-27	House	Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-04-05	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2017-01-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2017-01-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-01-03	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/105/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr105/BILLS-115hr105ih.pdf