H.R. 983 · 117th Congress
Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2021
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- House Introduced Feb 11, 2021
- House Passed Jun 22, 2021 416–5
This bill establishes a new 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 it does: CRS summary · Passed House · Jun 22, 2021
Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2021
This bill establishes a new 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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
Votes to become law
About this bill and sources
Official title: Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2021
Latest action (Jun 23, 2021): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 11, 2021
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- House Introduced Feb 11, 2021
- House Passed Jun 22, 2021 416–5
Final vote · House · Jun 22, 2021
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi