119-hr4169

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4169 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4169

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an additional tool to 
 prevent certain frauds against veterans, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 June 26, 2025

Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself and Ms. Scanlon) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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 A BILL

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an additional tool to 
 prevent certain frauds against veterans, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Crimes Against Veterans 
Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL TOOL TO PREVENT CERTAIN FRAUDS AGAINST VETERANS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
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Sec. 1352. Fraud regarding veterans' benefits
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    (a) Whoever knowingly executes, or attempts to execute, any 
scheme or artifice to defraud an individual of veterans' benefits, or 
in connection with obtaining veteran's benefits for that individual, 
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, 
or both.
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    (b) In this section--
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    (1) the term `veteran' has the meaning given that term in 
 

section 101 of title 38; and
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    (2) the term `veterans' benefits' means any benefit 
 provided by Federal law for a veteran or a dependent or 
 survivor of a veteran.''.

    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 63 of 
title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``1352. Fraud regarding veterans' benefits.''.
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