House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
SAFEGUARD Veterans Act of 2026
Official title: To reinstate criminal penalties for persons charging veterans unauthorized fees relating to claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 2, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 23, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9105.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PAPPAS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 93, June 2, 2026, Page H3775):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution states that ``Congress shall have the authority to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 2, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 347 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9105, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9105
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 2, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 3, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
16 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 13 Democrats
3 of 16 cosponsors (19%) are from the other party.
Don Bacon (R-NE), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Janelle Bynum (D-OR), Ed Case (D-HI), Sean Casten (D-IL), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Angie Craig (D-MN), Jared Golden (D-ME), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), William Keating (D-MA), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), Eugene Vindman (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Chris Pappas.
- H.R. 2954 (119th) Veterans’ Transition to Trucking Act of 2025
- H.R. 4413 (119th) End the Cyprus Embargo Act
- H.R. 8019 (119th) U.S.-Greece Defense Cooperation Advancement Act
- H.R. 7802 (119th) DISCLOSE Act of 2026
- H.R. 1732 (119th) GUARD VA Benefits Act
- H.R. 4197 (119th) LGBTQ+ Panic Defense Prohibition Act of 2025
Related bills
- S. 4646 (119th) SAFEGUARD Veterans Act of 2026Identical bill
- H.R. 8120 (119th) Veterans Benefits Information Protection ActRelated bill
- S. 2344 (119th) Department of Veterans Affairs Claim Sharks Effective Warnings Act of 2025Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 3, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.