S 1728
112th Congress
Senate
Armed Forces and National Security
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Military personnel and dependents
Stolen Valor Act of 2011
Introduced: October 18, 2011
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 18, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Oct 18, 2011
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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