HR 983 United States House · 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 executing, or attempting to execute, a 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.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2021

Committee Review

Jun 2021

House Passage

Jun 2021

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Feb 11, 2021 Last action Jun 23, 2021

Floor votes · House Jun 22, 2021

How they voted

416–5

Passed · 9 other

Total votes 430

Jun 22, 2021

D Democratic219

211 Yea 5 Nay 3

96% Yea

R Republican211

205 Yea 6

97% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 23, 2021

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

upper

Jun 22, 2021

Introduced

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 416 - 5 (Roll no. 174). (text: CR H2952)

lower

Jun 22, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 416 - 5 (Roll no. 174).(text: CR H2952)

lower

Jun 22, 2021

Introduced

Mr. Nadler moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

lower

Apr 23, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

lower

Feb 11, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

lower

Feb 11, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors