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S 1728 112th Congress Senate

Stolen Valor Act of 2011

Official title: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to establish a criminal offense relating to fraudulent claims about military service.

Introduced: July 18, 2012 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Fraud offenses and financial crimesMilitary personnel and dependents
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Oct 18, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 18, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 18, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stolen Valor Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to subject an individual who, with intent to obtain anything of value, knowingly makes a misrepresentiation regarding his or her military service to: (1) a fine, one year's imprisonment, or both if the misrepresentation is that such individual served in a combat zone or in a special operations force or was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor; and (2) a fine, six months' imprisonment, or both, in any other case.

Provides that: (1) this Act shall not apply to a misrepresentation that an individual did not serve in the Armed Forces, and (2) it is a defense to prosecution that the thing of value is de minimis.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1775 Identical bill Stolen Valor Act of 2012
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Republican 11
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jul 18, 2012
Vitter, David
· Jul 18, 2012
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Jul 10, 2012
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jul 10, 2012
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jul 10, 2012
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jul 10, 2012
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jul 10, 2012
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Jul 10, 2012
Isakson, Johnny
· Jul 10, 2012
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jul 10, 2012
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Jul 10, 2012
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jul 10, 2012
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jul 10, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1728: Stolen Valor Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1728/
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"S. 1728: Stolen Valor Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1728/.
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S. 1728, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1728/.
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