HR 5966 · 117th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act

Introduced 2021-11-12· Sponsored by Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.(2021-11-29)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source 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.…

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Cosponsors (3)

3 Republicans