S 296
118th Congress
Senate
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
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 7, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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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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