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- H.R.592
H.R.592: Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act of 2019
About This Bill
- Introduced Jan. 16, 2019
- Latest Major Action Oct. 22, 2019
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
32 (28 Democrats, 4 Republicans)
Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Jan. 16, 2019
Bill Summary
Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act of 2019 This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay a beneficiary (or beneficiary's successor fiduciary) the amount of the misused benefit when any fiduciary has misused all or part of an individual's benefit. Specifically, the bill requires this payment in any case not involving negligent failure by the VA to investigate or monitor a fiduciary but where a fiduciary misuses all or...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| Oct. 22, 2019 |
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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| Feb. 8, 2019 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
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| Jan. 16, 2019 |
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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| Jan. 16, 2019 |
Introduced in the House by Julia Brownley (D-Calif.) |