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HR 1674 101th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Associations, institutions, etc. Fines (Penalties) Fraud Names Nurses Signs and symbols

To amend chapter 33 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the unauthorized use of the names "Visiting Nurse Association", "Visiting Nurse Service", "VNA", "VNS", or "VNAA", or the unauthorized…

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To amend chapter 33 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the unauthorized use of the names "Visiting Nurse Association", "Visiting Nurse Service", "VNA", "VNS", or "VNAA", or the unauthorized use of the name or insignia of the Visiting Nurse Association of America.

Introduced: April 5, 1989 See on congress.gov
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Jun 6, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice.
Apr 5, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Apr 5, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal criminal code to prescribe penalties for the unauthorized use of the name Visiting Nurse Association or Visiting Nurse Service or of the name or insignia of the Visiting Nurse Association of America.

What's happening now June 6, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Administration of Justice.

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 4, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1674: To amend chapter 33 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the unauthorized use of the names "Visiting Nurse Association", "Visiting Nurse Service", "VNA", "VNS", or "VNAA", or the unauthorized use of the name or insignia of the Visiting Nurse Association of America.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1674/
MLA
"H.R. 1674: To amend chapter 33 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the unauthorized use of the names "Visiting Nurse Association", "Visiting Nurse Service", "VNA", "VNS", or "VNAA", or the unauthorized use of the name or insignia of the Visiting Nurse Association of America.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1674/.
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H.R. 1674, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1674/.
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[H.R. 1674: To amend chapter 33 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the unauthorized use of the names "Visiting Nurse Association", "Visiting Nurse Service", "VNA", "VNS", or "VNAA", or the unauthorized use of the name or insignia of the Visiting Nurse Association of America.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1674/)
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