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Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act of 2022

USA117th CongressS-3994| Senate 
| Updated: 7/13/2022
Joe Manchin

Joe Manchin

Independent Senator

West Virginia

Cosponsors (1)
Tommy Tuberville (Republican)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act of 2022 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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Timeline
Nov 29, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-5966
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Apr 5, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Apr 5, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 13, 2022
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
  • November 29, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-5966
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.


  • April 5, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 5, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • July 13, 2022
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5966: Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act
Fraud offenses and financial crimesVeterans' pensions and compensation

Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act of 2022

USA117th CongressS-3994| Senate 
| Updated: 7/13/2022
Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act of 2022 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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Timeline
Nov 29, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-5966
Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Apr 5, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Apr 5, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jul 13, 2022
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
  • November 29, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-5966
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.


  • April 5, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 5, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.


  • July 13, 2022
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held.
Joe Manchin

Joe Manchin

Independent Senator

West Virginia

Cosponsors (1)
Tommy Tuberville (Republican)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 117-5966: Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Fraud offenses and financial crimesVeterans' pensions and compensation