HR 983 · 117th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2021

Introduced 2021-02-11· Sponsored by Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.(2021-06-23)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2021-06-22
Roll #174
Yea 416Nay 5
Democrats
211 Yea·5 Nay
Republicans
205 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 2021-06-22
Roll #174
Yea 416Nay 5
Democrats
211 Yea·5 Nay
Republicans
205 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2021 This bill establishes a new 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.…

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Cosponsors (3)

3 Republicans