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 24, 2023
Introduced by:
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Republican
· Pennsylvania
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 24, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 24, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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