Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2026 has not moved since its introduction on Jun 24, 2026, with one cosponsor, a Republican
IntroducedJun 24, 2026
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 59 words.
Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2026 This bill establishes a new federal 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.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement: 118 of 4,553 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.6%)
- Sponsor
- 6 of 421 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 172 words
- Latest action
- Jun 24, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 5
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 5 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 5
- 119th H.R. 4169 Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2025 R · Introduced
- 119th H.R. 7007 Governing for the People Act D · Introduced
- 118th H.R. 1179 Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2023 R · Introduced
- 118th S. 296 Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2023 R · Introduced
- 117th H.R. 983 Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2021 D · Passed one chamber
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]