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H.R. 4169

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4169, the Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jun 26, 2025 by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R) with 19 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Jun 26, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 4169 has 19 co-sponsors.

hb4169/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4169 IH: Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-26
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4169  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 26, 2025   Mr. Fitzpatrick  (for himself and  Ms. Scanlon ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2025  .
2.
Additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans
(a)
In general
 Chapter 63  of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
1352.
Fraud regarding veterans’ benefits
(a)
Whoever knowingly executes, or attempts to execute, any scheme or artifice to defraud an individual of veterans’ benefits, or in connection with obtaining veteran’s benefits for that individual, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.
(b)
In this section—
(1)
the term  veteran  has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 38; and
(2)
the term  veterans’ benefits  means any benefit provided by Federal law for a veteran or a dependent or survivor of a veteran.
 .
(b)
Clerical amendment
The table of sections for  chapter 63  of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
1352. Fraud regarding veterans’ benefits.
  .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-06-26
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R) sponsors H.R. 4169, and 19 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 4169 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Jun 26, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4169 has taken 2 actions since Jun 26, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 26, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jun 26, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 4169 has not gone to a roll call.

2 bills are related to H.R. 4169.

Titles

H.R. 4169 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4169 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Veterans.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS—District of Columbia15—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS15—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JON RETZER115
NAOMI MATHIS115
PETER DICKINSON115
SHAMALA CAPIZZI115
JOSEPH LEMAY114
SHANE LIERMANN114
JOY ILEM113
KEVIN MILLER112
MARQUIS BAREFIELD111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 first_quarter$175.9K1st Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 fourth_quarter$161.3K4th Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2026 second_quarter$149.2K2nd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 third_quarter$141.4K3rd Quarter - Report
DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANSDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS2025 second_quarter$141.4K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4169 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4169’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr4169/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 4169, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 110 (Thursday, June 26, 2025)][House][Pages H3011-H3012]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FITZPATRICK:H.R. 4169.[[Page H3012]]Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com