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S 2141 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2021

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.
Issues: ✗ Criminal JusticeOpposes Criminal JusticeCreates new criminal offense for veterans' benefits fraud, expanding criminalization and increasing penalties, aligning with 'expands criminalization' indicator.90% confidence ✓ VeteransSupports VeteransPrevents fraud targeting veterans' benefits, imposing criminal penalties to protect entitlements95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jun 2021
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Introduced Jun 21, 2021 Last action Jun 21, 2021
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Jun 21, 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Jun 21, 2021
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Marco Rubio
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