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          <text>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Veterans Protection from Fraud Act&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This bill makes enhanced criminal penalties for telemarking or email marketing fraud offenses applicable to telemarking or email fraud offenses that target veterans. &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</text>
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