[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8601 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8601

To amend title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties for certain 
       crimes committed against veterans, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 30, 2026

 Mr. Burchett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties for certain 
       crimes committed against veterans, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Protection from Fraud Act 
of 2026''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCED PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN CRIMES AGAINST VETERANS.

    Section 2326(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' at the end;
            (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the comma and 
        inserting ``; or''; and
            (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following:
                    ``(C) targeted veterans (as such term is defined in 
                section 101 of title 38) of any age,''.
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