Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2017
USA115th CongressHR-506| House
| Updated: 3/15/2018
Thomas J. Rooney
Republican Representative
Florida
Cosponsors (26)
Karen C. Handel (Republican)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Mark Meadows (Republican)Martha Roby (Republican)Scott Taylor (Republican)Jim Banks (Republican)Steve Stivers (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)John J. Faso (Republican)David Rouzer (Republican)Carlos Curbelo (Republican)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)Doug Lamborn (Republican)Ryan A. Costello (Republican)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Trey Hollingsworth (Republican)Michael T. McCaul (Republican)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Mike Coffman (Republican)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Mimi Walters (Republican)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 456.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-599.
Mr. Issa moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1570-1573)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 506.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1570-1571)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1570-1571)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Fraud offenses and financial crimesMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' pensions and compensation
Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2017
USA115th CongressHR-506| House
| Updated: 3/15/2018
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 456.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 115-599.
Mr. Issa moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1570-1573)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 506.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1570-1571)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1570-1571)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Thomas J. Rooney
Republican Representative
Florida
Cosponsors (26)
Karen C. Handel (Republican)Daniel M. Donovan (Republican)Mark Meadows (Republican)Martha Roby (Republican)Scott Taylor (Republican)Jim Banks (Republican)Steve Stivers (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)John J. Faso (Republican)David Rouzer (Republican)Carlos Curbelo (Republican)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Mario Diaz-Balart (Republican)Doug Lamborn (Republican)Ryan A. Costello (Republican)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Trey Hollingsworth (Republican)Michael T. McCaul (Republican)Louise McIntosh Slaughter (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Robert A. Brady (Democratic)Mike Coffman (Republican)Bradley Scott Schneider (Democratic)Mimi Walters (Republican)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Fraud offenses and financial crimesMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' pensions and compensation