Introduced. Latest step, Jun 24, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. It would change 0 sections of existing law and would add 1 new provisions of its own.
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S. 4901 doesn't change any existing section of law. It would create 1 new provision of its own. Read from the bill text as introduced in the Senate (Jun 24, 2026).
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Sec. 2Additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veteransnew law
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Sec. 2 Additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans
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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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in Senate, Jun 24, 2026).
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Jun 24, 2026Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Senate
Jun 24, 2026Introduced in SenateLibrary of Congress