Senate Bill 263
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act of 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Feb 2, 2023
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
263
Congress
118
Policy Area
Armed Forces and National Security
Armed Forces and National Security
Primary focus of measure is military operations and spending, facilities, procurement and weapons, personnel, intelligence; strategic materials; war and emergency powers; veterans’ issues. Measures concerning alliances and collective security, arms sales and military assistance, or arms control may fall under International Affairs policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Restoring Benefits to Defrauded Veterans Act of 2023
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.
February 2, 2023
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02/02/2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
02/02/2023
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Apr 17, 2024 11:51:54 PM