To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to repay the estates of deceased beneficiaries for certain benefits paid by the Secretary and misused by fiduciaries of such beneficiaries.
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.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-655.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H. Rept. 118-655.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 552.
Mr. Bost moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5283-5284)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4190.
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)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5283)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6467)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 118-114.
Became Public Law No: 118-114.
Enacted as Public Law 118-114
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