Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2016

Bill: 114-hr-4676
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17]
Introduced: 2016-03-02
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Military personnel and dependents

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2016-04-13
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-03-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2016</strong></p> <p>This bill amends the federal criminal code to declare that any person who knowingly engages in any scheme or artifice to defraud a veteran of veterans' benefits, or in connection with obtaining veteran's benefits for that veteran, shall be fined, imprisoned not more than five years, or both.</p>

action_date: 2016-04-12
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p><strong>Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2016</strong></p> <p>(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.</p> <p> &quot;Veterans' benefits&quot; means any benefit provided by federal law for a veteran or a dependent or survivor of a veteran.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4676 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 2, 2016 Mr. Rooney of Florida (for himself and Mr. Deutch ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2016 . 2. Additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans (a) In general Chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1041. Frauds regarding veterans’ benefits. (a) Whoever knowingly engages in any scheme or artifice to defraud a veteran of veterans’ benefits, or in connection with obtaining veteran’s benefits for that veteran, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than five years, or both. (b) In this section— (1) the term veteran has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38; and (2) the term veterans’ benefits means any benefit provided by Federal law for a veteran. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 1041. Frauds regarding veterans’ benefits. .

tv_txt: IIB 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4676 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 13, 2016 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AN ACT To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2016 . 2. Additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans (a) In general Chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1041. Fraud regarding veterans’ benefits (a) Whoever 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 under this title, imprisoned not more than five years, or both. (b) In this section— (1) the term veteran has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38; and (2) the term veterans’ benefits means any benefit provided by Federal law for a veteran or a dependent or survivor of a veteran. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 1041. Fraud regarding veterans’ benefits. .

Passed the House of Representatives April 12, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4676 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2016 . 2. Additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans (a) In general Chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1041. Fraud regarding veterans’ benefits (a) Whoever 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 under this title, imprisoned not more than five years, or both. (b) In this section— (1) the term veteran has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38; and (2) the term veterans’ benefits means any benefit provided by Federal law for a veteran or a dependent or survivor of a veteran. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 1041. Fraud regarding veterans’ benefits. .

Passed the House of Representatives April 12, 2016. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.