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S. 296 118th Congress Senate

Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2023

Official title: A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 17, 2024 See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Crime preventionFraud offenses and financial crimesMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' pensions and compensation
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Feb 7, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 7, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action February 7, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1179 Identical bill Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2023
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · Dec 17, 2024
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Apr 26, 2023
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Feb 7, 2023
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Feb 7, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 296: Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-296/
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"S. 296: Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-296/.
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S. 296, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-296/.
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