US Congress House Bill 2863 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-5)
Status: Introduced on June 23 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-07-02 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Secure Legal Services for Veterans Act This bill prohibits an individual who is not an agent or attorney from soliciting, contracting for, charging, or receiving any fee or compensation for services rendered in the preparation, presentation, or prosecution of an appeal before the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) or the Board of Veterans' Appeals. Violators of such prohibition shall be fined, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. Amounts collected for such violations shall be deposited in the TBI Research and Initiatives Fund and remain available to the VA without fiscal year limitation for traumatic brain injury research and initiatives.

Secure Legal Services for Veterans Act

Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D-GU]	Rep. Timothy Walz [D-MN]	Rep. Robert Brady [D-PA]
Rep. Scott Rigell [R-VA]	Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Paul Gosar [R-AZ]	Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]	Rep. Ron DeSantis [R-FL]
Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-07-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2015-06-23	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2015-06-23	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/2863/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr2863/BILLS-114hr2863ih.pdf