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DemocratAmendment · S.Amdt. 6386· Senate(119-SAMDT-6386)

S.Amdt. 6386

Rep. Cortez Masto
Age: 62 years
Nevada
Introduced
6/24/2026
Sponsored by
Catherine Cortez Masto
Cosponsors
None
Changes bill
119-S-4784 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027
  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

SA 6386, submitted by Ms. Cortez Masto, aims to add a new section to title 18 of the United States Code to create an additional tool to prevent certain frauds against veterans.

The amendment proposes the following changes:

  • It adds Section 1353, which makes it a crime for anyone to knowingly execute or attempt to execute a scheme to defraud an individual of veterans' benefits or to defraud in connection with obtaining those benefits.

  • It establishes penalties for this crime, which include being fined, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.

  • It defines a veteran based on section 101 of title 38 and defines veterans' benefits as any benefit provided by Federal law for a veteran, a dependent, or a survivor of a veteran.