H.R. 450 · 116th Congress
Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2019
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Ted Deutch
- Introduced
- 2019-01-10
- Latest action
- 2019-02-11 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Summary
Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2019
This bill establishes a new criminal offense for knowingly executing, or attempting to execute, a scheme to defraud an individual of veterans' benefits. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.