S. 4445

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4445 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4445

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 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

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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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