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Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2025
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would create a new federal crime targeting fraud against veterans. It would make it illegal to knowingly execute or attempt to execute any scheme to defraud a veteran of veterans' benefits or to obtain veterans' benefits through fraudulent means. The penalties would include fines and imprisonment for up to 5 years. The bill defines "veterans' benefits" broadly to include any federal benefit provided for a veteran, their dependent, or survivor.
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Sponsor (1)
19 cosponsors
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU)
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA)
- Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4] (D-NY)
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA)
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV)
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL)
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY)
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI)
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO)
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA)
- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
- Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA)
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA)
- Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN)
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV)
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL)
- Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27] (D-CA)
Money behind the sponsor
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Actions (2)
- Jun 26, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
- Jun 26, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 26, 2025
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2025”.
SEC. 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: “Sec. 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.”. <all>
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