H.R. 4676 · 114th Congress
Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2016
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2 cosponsors · 1 D, 1 R
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- House Introduced Mar 2, 2016
- House Passed Apr 12, 2016 411–0
"Veterans' benefits" means any benefit provided by federal law for a veteran or a dependent or survivor of a veteran.
What it does: CRS summary · Passed House amended · Apr 12, 2016
Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal criminal code to declare that any person who knowingly engages in any scheme or artifice to defraud an individual of veterans' benefits, or in connection with obtaining veteran's benefits for that individual, shall be fined, imprisoned not more than five years, or both.
"Veterans' benefits" means any benefit provided by federal law for a veteran or a dependent or survivor of a veteran.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
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About this bill and sources
Official title: Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2016
Latest action (Apr 13, 2016): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 2, 2016
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- House Introduced Mar 2, 2016
- House Passed Apr 12, 2016 411–0
Final vote · House · Apr 12, 2016
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Paul D. Ryan