118th Congress Crime and Law Enforcement
S. 296: Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2023
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- Introduced (completed)
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Summary
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—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Catherine Cortez Masto D-NVOriginal
- Rick Scott R-FLOriginal
- Jacky Rosen D-NV
- Gary Peters D-MI
Who scored on this bill
- 1Marco Rubio SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Marco Rubio.
Show the full action history (2 actions)
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.