Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives that an Independent Judiciary is Fundamental to American Democracy.
- Last Action
- 2/7/2017
Actions
- 2017-04-27Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- 2017-04-27Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 2017-04-05Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- 2017-01-19Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- 2017-01-03Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- 2017-01-03Introduced in House
- 2017-01-03Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-01-03 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (3)
- Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)
- Grace Meng (D-NY)
- Mike Coffman (R-CO)
Subjects
- Administrative remedies
- Department of Veterans Affairs
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Mental health
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
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