H.R. 9282 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9282 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 10, 2022Mr. Burchett (for himself, Mr. Carson, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Buck, Mr. Steube, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Garbarino, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Budd, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Mr. Fallon, Ms. Underwood, Ms. Conway, Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Reschenthaler) introduced the following bill; which was 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. 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, .