Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
Introduced
Summary
Creates a new federal crime for fraud involving veterans' benefits. The bill would make it illegal for anyone who knowingly executes or attempts a scheme to defraud a veteran, dependent, or survivor of benefits or to obtain those benefits improperly. Conviction carries a fine under Title 18, up to 5 years in prison, or both. The bill adds Section 1352 to Chapter 63 of Title 18 and updates the chapter's table of sections to list the new offense.
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New federal crime for veterans' benefits fraud
This bill would make it a federal crime to knowingly run a scheme to steal veterans' benefits. It would cover scams that take a veteran’s benefits or try to get benefits for them through fraud. A person convicted could be fined, jailed for up to 5 years, or both. "Veterans' benefits" would include any federal benefit for a veteran, their dependent, or survivor. "Veteran" would use the definition in Title 38.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]
PA • D
Sponsored 6/26/2025
Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 7/22/2025
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]
RI • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large]
GU • R
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]
WA • R
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 10/6/2025
Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/6/2025
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/8/2025
Rep. Gillen, Laura [D-NY-4]
NY • D
Sponsored 10/10/2025
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 10/10/2025
Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6]
IN • R
Sponsored 10/21/2025
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Rep. Whitesides, George [D-CA-27]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/25/2025
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 12/1/2025
Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3]
WA • D
Sponsored 12/16/2025
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/12/2026
Roll Call Votes
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