118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 296 — Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2023

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

Crime and law enforcement

Introduced Feb 7, 2023

Last action Feb 7, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Feb 7, 2023

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Referred

Feb 7, 2023

the Judiciary

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Committee

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Senate

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House floor

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

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.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Feb 7, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Feb 7, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.