Valor Earned Not Stolen Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Jan 9, 2025, with cosponsors from both parties
IntroducedJan 9, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 51 words.
Valor Earned Not Stolen Act of 2025 This bill increases the maximum prison term—from one year to three years—for an individual who falsely claims to be the recipient of certain military awards (e.g., a Medal of Honor or Purple Heart) with the intent to obtain money, property, or other tangible benefit.
Context
- Committees
- House Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement: 118 of 4,553 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.6%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 105 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 223 words
- Subjects
- Congressional oversightCongressional tributesCriminal procedure and sentencingGovernment studies and investigationsMilitary history
- Latest action
- Jan 9, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
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Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]