# 114-hr-4676: Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2016

114-hr-4676, Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] (R-FL); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4676
- Congress: 114
- Title: Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2016
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2016-03-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to declare that any person who knowingly engages in any scheme or artifice to defraud a veteran of veterans' benefits, or in connection with obtaining veteran's benefits for that veteran, shall be fined, imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2016-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jolly, David W. [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2016-03-22T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-4676 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4676)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4676 (as of 2025-11-18).