HR 1179 · 118th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement

Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2023

Introduced 2023-02-24· Sponsored by Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.(2023-02-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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Cosponsors (20)

14 Democrats6 Republicans
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]PA
Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large]VI
Rep. Jackson, Jeff [D-NC-14]NC
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]NY
Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]GU
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]GA
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]NJ
Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]TX
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]OR
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]IL
Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]WI
Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]FL
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]NC
Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13]IL
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]MD
Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2]NE
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]FL
Rep. Kim, Andy [D-NJ-3]NJ
Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]CA
Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4]IN