Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-1179
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Introduced: 2023-02-24
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Crime prevention

Fraud offenses and financial crimes

Military personnel and dependents

Veterans' pensions and compensation
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-24
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-24
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2023 </b></p> <p>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&#8212;a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1179 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 24, 2023 Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself and Ms. Scanlon ) 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 2023 . 2. Additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans (a) In general Chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1352. Fraud regarding veterans’ benefits (a) Whoever knowingly executes, or attempts to execute, 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 for not more than 5 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 for chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 1352. Fraud regarding veterans’ benefits. .