Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act

Bill: 118-hr-4190
Sponsor: Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]
Introduced: 2023-06-15 in the House
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Veterans' pensions and compensation

Summary:
action_date: 2023-06-15
text:  

Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act

 
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay certain reissued benefits (i.e., benefits that were misused by a fiduciary) to a beneficiary's estate in situations where a beneficiary predeceases a payment.
 
The VA must pay such benefits to an individual or entity in the following order: the estate of the beneficiary, a successor fiduciary serving the beneficiary when the beneficiary died, or the next inheritor determined by a court of competent jurisdiction.

 
action_date: 2024-09-09
text: 

Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay certain reissued benefits (i.e., benefits that were misused by a fiduciary) to a beneficiary's estate in situations where a beneficiary predeceases a payment.

The VA must pay such benefits to an individual or entity in the existing manner that other VA benefits are paid after the death of a beneficiary.

action_date: 2024-11-25
text: 

Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act

This act requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to pay certain reissued benefits (i.e., benefits that were misused by a fiduciary) to a beneficiary's estate in situations where a beneficiary predeceases a payment.

The VA must pay such benefits to an individual or entity in the existing manner that other VA benefits are paid after the death of a beneficiary.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-11-25
text: Became Public Law No: 118-114.
action_date: 2024-11-25
text: Became Public Law No: 118-114.
action_date: 2024-11-25
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2024-11-25
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2024-11-15
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2024-11-15
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2024-09-26
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2024-09-25
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6467)
action_date: 2024-09-25
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2024-09-18
text: Received in the Senate, read twice.
action_date: 2024-09-17
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2024-09-17
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5283)
action_date: 2024-09-17
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5283)
action_date: 2024-09-17
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4190.
action_date: 2024-09-17
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5283-5284)
action_date: 2024-09-17
text: Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2024-09-09
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 552.
action_date: 2024-09-09
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-655.
action_date: 2024-09-09
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-655.
action_date: 2023-12-05
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2023-12-05
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-11-29
text: Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2023-11-29
text: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
action_date: 2023-07-25
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-06-15
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 118-114