A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the processing of veterans benefits by the Department of Veterans Affairs, to limit the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recover overpayments made by the Department and other amounts owed by veterans to the United States, to improve the due process accorded veterans with respect to such recovery, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-2341| Senate
| Updated: 1/25/2018
Jon Tester
Democratic Senator
Montana
Cosponsors (12)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)John Boozman (Republican)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Veteran Debt Fairness Act of 2018 This bill limits the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recover overpayments of benefits from veterans.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Armed Forces and National Security
Accounting and auditingAdministrative remediesCivil actions and liabilityComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightConsumer creditDebt collectionDepartment of Veterans AffairsFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsPerformance measurementUser charges and feesVeterans' pensions and compensation
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the processing of veterans benefits by the Department of Veterans Affairs, to limit the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recover overpayments made by the Department and other amounts owed by veterans to the United States, to improve the due process accorded veterans with respect to such recovery, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-2341| Senate
| Updated: 1/25/2018
Veteran Debt Fairness Act of 2018 This bill limits the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recover overpayments of benefits from veterans.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jon Tester
Democratic Senator
Montana
Cosponsors (12)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Jack Reed (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Kamala D. Harris (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)John Boozman (Republican)Debbie Stabenow (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Bernard Sanders (Independent)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Ron Wyden (Democratic)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Accounting and auditingAdministrative remediesCivil actions and liabilityComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightConsumer creditDebt collectionDepartment of Veterans AffairsFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsPerformance measurementUser charges and feesVeterans' pensions and compensation