S. 4445

Summary

S. 4445, the Veterans Protection from Fraud Act of 2026, was introduced in the Senate on Apr 30, 2026 by Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Apr 30, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

S. 4445 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 S4445 IS: Veterans Protection from Fraud Act of 2026
 U.S. Senate
 2026-04-30
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 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4445  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   April 30, 2026   Ms. Cortez Masto  (for herself and  Mr. Budd ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties for certain crimes committed against veterans, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Veterans Protection from Fraud Act of 2026  .
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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A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties for certain crimes committed against veterans, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D) sponsors S. 4445, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Catherine Cortez Masto

Sen. · D–NV · Sponsor

Introduced Apr 30, 2026

Ted Budd

Sen. · R–NC · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 30, 2026 · Original

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Committees

S. 4445 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary

Judiciary

Referred To · Apr 30, 2026

Actions

S. 4445 has taken 2 actions since Apr 30, 2026.

Votes

S. 4445 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to S. 4445, as Identical bill.

HR 8601Veterans Protection from Fraud Act of 2026Apr 30, 2026 · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · Identical bill

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Titles

S. 4445 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Veterans Protection from Fraud Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• Veterans Protection from Fraud Act of 2026 — Display Title
• A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to enhance penalties for certain crimes committed against veterans, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 4 registered lobbyists who named S. 4445 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. 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 Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Foreign Relations, Health Issues, Medicare/Medicaid, Science/Technology.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 4445 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 4445’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com