YourVoice.Now Summary
Criminal Justice & Due ProcessScamming veterans or their families out of federal benefits would become a federal crime — up to 5 years in prison.
Criminal Justice & Due Process
Knowingly scamming a veteran, or a veteran's family member or survivor, out of federal benefits could bring up to 5 years in prison, a fine, or both. Scams tied to getting benefits for someone also count.
More about this bill
If you are a vet, or a vet's family member or survivor, a scam to take your benefits would be its own federal crime. Anyone who knowingly runs or tries to run such a scam could get up to 5 years in prison. They could also be fined. The crime also covers scams tied to helping you sign up for or get your benefits. It covers any benefit that federal law gives to a vet or to a vet's family or survivors.
Congressional Summary
Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2025 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.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-06-26
- Date Added
- 2026-10-03
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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