H.R. 105: Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-01-03 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-01-03 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act of 2017

Plain summary

Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act of 2017 This bill states that, in any case not involving negligent failure by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to investigate or monitor a fiduciary that results in fiduciary misuse of benefits, but in which any fiduciary misuses all or part of an individual's benefit paid to the fiduciary, the VA shall pay to the beneficiary or the beneficiary's successor fiduciary an amount equal to the amount of the misused benefit. An adverse determination by the VA of a veteran's mental capacity to manage VA monetary benefits may be appealed in accordance with provisions governing the Board of Veterans' Appeals and the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

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Official text

Protect Veterans from Financial Fraud Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] · 3 cosponsors

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Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] reported raising $580,025 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr105.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr105 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115