HOUSE 506115th CongressReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2017

Last Action: 3/15/2018

Actions

2018-03-15Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
2018-03-14Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2018-03-14On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1570-1571)
2018-03-14Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1570-1571)
2018-03-14DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 506.
2018-03-14Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1570-1573)
2018-03-14Mr. Issa moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2018-03-14Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 456.
2018-03-14Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-599.
2018-03-14Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-599.
2018-01-10Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2018-01-10Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-02-06Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2017-01-12Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-01-12Introduced in House

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CRS Summary

As of 2017-01-12 (00)

Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2017

This bill amends the federal criminal code to declare that any person who knowingly engages in any scheme or artifice to defraud an individual of veterans' benefits, or in connection with obtaining veteran's benefits for that individual, shall be fined, imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

Cosponsors (20)

Theodore Deutch (D-FL)
LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY)
ROBERT BRADY (D-PA)
Mike Coffman (R-CO)
John Faso (R-NY)
Mimi Walters (R-CA)
Darren Soto (D-FL)
Ryan Costello (R-PA)
Michael McCaul (R-TX)
Bradley Schneider (D-IL)
Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
Daniel Donovan (R-NY)
Trey Hollingsworth (R-IN)
Jim Banks (R-IN)
Karen Handel (R-GA)
Carlos Curbelo (R-FL)
Scott Taylor (R-VA)
Doug Lamborn (R-CO)
Martha Roby (R-AL)

Subjects

Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation

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