Veterans Care Financial Protection Act of 2017

To protect individuals who are eligible for increased pension under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on the basis of need of regular aid and attendance from dishonest, predatory, or otherwise unlawful practices, and for other purposes.

Subjects

Armed Forces and National Security

Summary

Veterans Care Financial Protection Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to include on its Internet website a warning to veterans relating to dishonest, predatory, or otherwise unlawful practices targeting individuals who are eligible for increased pension on the basis of need for regular aid and attendance.

The Government Accountability Office shall:

complete a study on financial exploitation of veterans, which shall include an analysis of the types of financial exploitation facing such veterans and any gaps in efforts to address these issues and an analysis of the types of standards used by federal and state agencies intended to protect vulnerable populations from financial exploitation; and
submit a preliminary report and a final report to Congress.

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Related Legislation

S. 1198Veterans Care Financial Protection Act of 2017
2017-05-22Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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Legislative Actions

2017-11-06
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 282.
2017-11-06
Mr. Roe (TN) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2017-11-06
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8505-8507)
2017-11-06
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3122.
2017-11-06
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8505)
2017-11-06
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8505)
2017-11-06
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2017-11-06
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2017-11-07
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2018-02-15
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S1191)
2018-02-15
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1191)
2018-02-15

Enacted as Public Law 115-131

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