Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2026

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Introduced 2026-06-24Topic: criminal justice

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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.

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Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-06-24	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.	refer
2026-06-24		Introduced in Senate	introduce

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