HR 506 · 115th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2017

Introduced 2017-01-12· Sponsored by Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17]· House

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Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.(2018-03-15)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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H.R. 506, Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2017

Jan 19, 2018

As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 10, 2018

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Cosponsors (20)

5 Democrats15 Republicans
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]FL
Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25]NY
Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]PA
Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]CO
Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19]NY
Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45]CA
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]FL
Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6]PA
Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]TX
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]IL
Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25]FL
Rep. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND-At Large]ND
Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11]NY
Rep. Hollingsworth, Trey [R-IN-9]IN
Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]IN
Rep. Handel, Karen C. [R-GA-6]GA
Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26]FL
Rep. Taylor, Scott [R-VA-2]VA
Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5]CO
Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2]AL