# 115-hr-506: Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2017

115-hr-506, Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2017, is a 115th 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: 115-hr-506
- Congress: 115
- Title: Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2017
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2017-01-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2017 This bill amends the federal criminal code to declare that any person who knowingly engages in 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, imprisoned not more than five years, or both.

## Cosponsors (26)

- Rep. Taylor, Scott [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2018-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2017-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY), 2017-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- ROBERT BRADY (D-PA), 2017-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] (R-CO), 2017-08-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19] (R-NY), 2018-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45] (R-CA), 2018-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2018-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6] (R-PA), 2018-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2018-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2018-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2018-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2018-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2018-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hollingsworth, Trey [R-IN-9] (R-IN), 2018-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2018-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Handel, Karen C. [R-GA-6] (R-GA), 2018-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2018-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] (R-CO), 2018-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2] (R-AL), 2018-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2018-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2018-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2018-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2018-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2018-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2018-01-10T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-506 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/506)

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- [115-hr-1698: Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1698)
- [115-hr-1697: Israel Anti-Boycott Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1697)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-506 (as of 2025-11-18).