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Valor Earned Not Stolen Act of 2021

Introduced: November 9, 2021 Introduced by: Van Duyne, Beth Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Dec 7, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations.
Nov 9, 2021
Introduced in House
Nov 9, 2021
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Valor Earned Not Stolen Act of 2021

This bill increases the maximum prison term—from one year to three years—for an individual who falsely claims to be the recipient of certain military awards (e.g., a Medal of Honor or Purple Heart) with the intent to obtain money, property, or other tangible benefit.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
McKinley, David
· Nov 9, 2021
Palazzo, Steven
· Nov 9, 2021
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Waltz, Michael
Florida · Nov 9, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5946: Valor Earned Not Stolen Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5946/
MLA
"H.R. 5946: Valor Earned Not Stolen Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5946/.
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H.R. 5946, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5946/.
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