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| https://www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/senator-collins-group-introduce-comprehensive-veterans-benefits-package | Senator Collins, Group Introduce Comprehensive Veterans Benefits Package | 2020-08-24 | 2020 | 2020-08 | Republican | House | ME | Susan Collins | C001035 | www.collins.senate.gov | legacy | Washington, D.C. U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), along with a group of Senators, introduced theVeteranBenefitsEnhancement and Expansion Act of 2020to improvebenefitsforveteransin the areas of education, pensions, and survivorbenefits, among others. Veteransin Maine and throughout the country have sacrificed so much for our nation, and we owe it to them to provide thebenefitsthey have earned through their service, particularly during the current public health and economic crisis,Senator Susan Collins said.This bipartisan bill would expand a wide array ofbenefitsforveteransand their loved ones, including educational assistance and housing loan programs, as well as require the VA to strengthen its financial fraud response to scams. The bipartisan bill includes elements of theVeteran Pension Protection Act, legislation Senator Collinco-authoredthat would require the Department ofVeteransAffairs (VA) to systematically track victims, scammers, and trends to proactively protectveteransand survivors across the country from predatory pension poachers. TheVeteranBenefitsEnhancement and Expansion Act of 2020was also introduced bySenate Committee onVeterans Affairs ChairmanSenator Jerry Moran (R-KS)and SenatorsThom Tillis (R-NC), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Steve Daines (R-MT.), James Lankford (R-OK) and JohnBoozman(R-AR.). Clickhereto read the section-by-section summary; andherefor the full bill text. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z | 2026-03-30T12:14:52Z |