# 119-hr-8601: Veterans Protection from Fraud Act of 2026

119-hr-8601, Veterans Protection from Fraud Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8601
- As of: 2026-09-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8601
- Congress: 119
- Title: Veterans Protection from Fraud Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Would expand enhanced criminal penalties for crimes against veterans by adding "targeted veterans" of any age as a protected category.** This change ties the new category to the federal definition in 38 U.S.C. §101 and alters 18 U.S.C. §2326(2) to add a new subparagraph for that group.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Schmidt, Derek [R-KS-2] (R-KS), 2026-06-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More fraud protection for veterans: benefit, medium. This bill would add "targeted veterans" to the list of victims who can trigger higher federal penalties for qualifying crimes. The phrase would rely on the federal veterans definition in 38 U.S.C. §101. The change would apply to targeted veterans of any age. The provided text does not include an ef…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1227: Alternatives to PAIN Act
- 119-hr-3921: STOP CSAM Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8601 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8601)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1227: Alternatives to PAIN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1227)
- [119-hr-3921: STOP CSAM Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3921)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8601 (as of 2026-09-21).