S. 4901 · 119th Congress
Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2026
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Catherine Cortez Masto
- Introduced
- 2026-06-24
- Latest action
- 2026-06-24 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Summary
Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2026
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.