Bill Sponsor
House Bill 450
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2019
Active
Active
Passed House on Feb 7, 2019
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Jan 10, 2019
Latest Action
Feb 11, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
450
Congress
116
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
Primary focus of measure is criminal offenses, investigation and prosecution, procedure and sentencing; corrections and imprisonment; juvenile crime; law enforcement administration. Measures concerning terrorism may fall under Emergency Management or International Affairs policy areas.
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on February 7, 2019
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
70
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2019

This bill establishes a new criminal offense for knowingly executing, or attempting to execute, a scheme to defraud an individual of veterans' benefits. A violator is subject to criminal penalties—a fine, a prison term of up to five years, or both.

Text (3)
February 11, 2019
February 7, 2019
January 10, 2019
Actions (11)
02/11/2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
02/07/2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
02/07/2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 417 - 0 (Roll no. 70). (text: CR H1406)
02/07/2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 417 - 0 (Roll no. 70).(text: CR H1406)
02/07/2019
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1416-1417)
02/07/2019
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
02/07/2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 450.
02/07/2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1406-1409)
02/07/2019
Ms. Bass moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
01/10/2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
01/10/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 3:47:48 PM