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114th Congress > House > Vote 840

Date: April 12, 2016

Result: 411-0 (Passed)

Clerk session vote number: 140

Sponsor: ROONEY, Thomas J. (R-FL)

Bill number: HR4676

Question: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Description: Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2016

Bill summary: Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) 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. "Veterans' benefits" means any benefit provided by federal law for a veteran or a dependent or survivor of a veteran.

Bill titles: To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans, and for other purposes.

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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