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HR 1179 118th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Crime prevention Fraud offenses and financial crimes Military personnel and dependents Veterans' pensions and compensation

Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2023

Introduced: February 5, 2024 Introduced by: Fitzpatrick, Brian K. Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 24, 2023
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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.

What's happening now February 24, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 38
All 38 Democratic 24 Republican 10
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Magaziner, Seth
Rhode Island · Jul 8, 2024
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 7, 2024
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 23, 2024
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · May 21, 2024
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 8, 2024
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Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Apr 12, 2024
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Mar 11, 2024
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Harder, Josh
California · Mar 5, 2024
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 29, 2024
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Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Feb 28, 2024
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Feb 28, 2024
Lesko, Debbie
· Feb 9, 2024
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Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Feb 9, 2024
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Feb 6, 2024
Manning, Kathy
· Feb 5, 2024
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Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Feb 5, 2024
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Feb 5, 2024
Kuster, Ann
· Feb 1, 2024
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Baird, James R.
Indiana · Jan 31, 2024
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Brownley, Julia
California · Jan 31, 2024
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Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Jan 31, 2024
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jan 30, 2024
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Jan 29, 2024
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Budzinski, Nikki
Illinois · Jan 25, 2024
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jan 25, 2024
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Moskowitz, Jared
Florida · Jan 18, 2024
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Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Jan 18, 2024
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Jan 17, 2024
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Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Jan 16, 2024
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Salinas, Andrea
Oregon · Jan 11, 2024
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Jan 10, 2024
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jan 10, 2024
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 9, 2024
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Moylan, James C.
Guam · Jan 9, 2024
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Lawler, Michael
New York · Jun 22, 2023
Jackson, Jeff
· May 15, 2023
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Mar 7, 2023
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Feb 24, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1179: Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1179/
MLA
"H.R. 1179: Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1179/.
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H.R. 1179, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1179/.
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