119th Congress

H.R. 1732

GUARD VA Benefits Act

Introduced
In committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law

Sponsor: Chris Pappas(D-NH)
Introduced: Feb 27, 2025
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Committees: House Committee on the Judiciary; House Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Official text: Introduced in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (137)

Original cosponsors (53)

Added later (84)

April McClain Delaney (D-MD) · Mar 14, 2025
Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN) · Mar 14, 2025
Greg Landsman (D-OH) · Mar 14, 2025
Joe Neguse (D-CO) · Mar 14, 2025
Kelly Morrison (D-MN) · Mar 14, 2025
Laura Friedman (D-CA) · Mar 14, 2025
Mark Pocan (D-WI) · Mar 14, 2025
Nikki Budzinski (D-IL) · Mar 14, 2025
Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) · Mar 14, 2025
Raul Ruiz (D-CA) · Mar 14, 2025
Shri Thanedar (D-MI) · Mar 14, 2025
Brittany Pettersen (D-CO) · Mar 25, 2025
James P. McGovern (D-MA) · Mar 25, 2025
John B. Larson (D-CT) · Mar 25, 2025
Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX) · Mar 25, 2025
Maxine Dexter (D-OR) · Mar 25, 2025
Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM) · Mar 25, 2025
Michael Lawler (R-NY) · Mar 25, 2025
Rick Larsen (D-WA) · Mar 25, 2025
S001193 · Mar 25, 2025
Sarah McBride (D-DE) · Mar 25, 2025
Angie Craig (D-MN) · Apr 17, 2025
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann (R-TN) · Apr 17, 2025
Ed Case (D-HI) · Apr 17, 2025
Grace Meng (D-NY) · Apr 17, 2025
Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. (D-NJ) · Apr 17, 2025
Janelle S. Bynum (D-OR) · Apr 17, 2025
Joaquin Castro (D-TX) · Apr 17, 2025
Maggie Goodlander (D-NH) · Apr 17, 2025
Russ Fulcher (R-ID) · Apr 17, 2025
Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA) · Apr 17, 2025
Steven Horsford (D-NV) · Apr 17, 2025
Burgess Owens (R-UT) · May 20, 2025
Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA) · May 20, 2025
Harold Rogers (R-KY) · May 20, 2025
Joe Courtney (D-CT) · May 20, 2025
Marcy Kaptur (D-OH) · May 20, 2025
Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM) · May 20, 2025
Wesley Bell (D-MO) · May 20, 2025
Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA) · Jul 2, 2025
Kim Schrier (D-WA) · Aug 5, 2025
Brad Sherman (D-CA) · Aug 26, 2025
Jason Crow (D-CO) · Aug 26, 2025
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) · Sep 17, 2025
Robert Menendez (D-NJ) · Sep 17, 2025
James R. Walkinshaw (D-VA) · Sep 26, 2025
Daniel S. Goldman (D-NY) · Oct 28, 2025
Debbie Dingell (D-MI) · Oct 28, 2025
Sara Jacobs (D-CA) · Oct 28, 2025
André Carson (D-IN) · Nov 7, 2025
Johnny Olszewski, Jr. (D-MD) · Nov 7, 2025
Pablo José Hernández (D-PR) · Nov 7, 2025
Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) · Nov 7, 2025
Shomari Figures (D-AL) · Nov 7, 2025
Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ) · Dec 11, 2025
Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ) · Dec 11, 2025
Dave Min (D-CA) · Jan 7, 2026
Judy Chu (D-CA) · Jan 7, 2026
Eugene Simon Vindman (D-VA) · Jan 21, 2026
Gabe Vasquez (D-NM) · Jan 21, 2026
Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI) · Feb 20, 2026
Lauren Underwood (D-IL) · Feb 20, 2026
Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) · Feb 20, 2026
Pete Stauber (R-MN) · Feb 20, 2026
Jim Costa (D-CA) · Mar 5, 2026
Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA) · Mar 5, 2026
Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA) · Mar 16, 2026
Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY) · Mar 16, 2026
Doris O. Matsui (D-CA) · Apr 6, 2026
John W. Mannion (D-NY) · Apr 6, 2026
Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) · Apr 6, 2026
Glenn Grothman (R-WI) · Apr 16, 2026
Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT) · Apr 16, 2026
Cory Mills (R-FL) · Apr 20, 2026
Lateefah Simon (D-CA) · Apr 20, 2026
Sam T. Liccardo (D-CA) · Apr 27, 2026
Emily Randall (D-WA) · Apr 29, 2026
Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) · May 19, 2026
Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) · May 19, 2026
Sharice Davids (D-KS) · May 19, 2026
Josh Riley (D-NY) · May 20, 2026
George Whitesides (D-CA) · Jun 29, 2026
Sean Casten (D-IL) · Aug 20, 2026
Analilia Mejia (D-NJ) · Sep 10, 2026

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version

Governing Unaccredited Representatives Defrauding VA Benefits Act or the GUARD VA Benefits Act This bill imposes fines on individuals for 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 attempted commission of such offenses is also punishable by fine.

Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

Actions

Mar 18, 2026
Committee Hearings Held
Mar 18, 2026
Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged
Mar 27, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Feb 27, 2025 · House
Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 27, 2025
Introduced in House