HOUSE 1179118th CongressReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2023
- Last Action
- 2/24/2023
Actions
- 2023-02-24Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2023-02-24Introduced in House
- 2023-02-24Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-02-24 (00)
Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2023
This bill establishes a new federal criminal offense for knowingly executing, or attempting to execute, a scheme to defraud an individual of veterans' benefits, or in connection with obtaining veteran's benefits for an individual. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.
Cosponsors (20)
- Mary Scanlon (D-PA)
- Stacey Plaskett (D-VI)
- Jeff Jackson (D-NC)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY)
- James Moylan (R-GU)
- SANFORD BISHOP (D-GA)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- Michael McCaul (R-TX)
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR)
- Bradley Schneider (D-IL)
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
- Jared Moskowitz (D-FL)
- Deborah Ross (D-NC)
- Nikki Budzinski (D-IL)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- Andy Kim (D-NJ)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- James Baird (R-IN)
Subjects
- Crime prevention
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Military personnel and dependents
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
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