S. 2141 · 117th Congress · Senate

Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2021

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced
Jun 21, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2021

This bill establishes a new criminal offense for knowingly engaging in any 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.

Action Timeline

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  1. JUN 21, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. JUN 21, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees

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Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Jun 21, 2021

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