HR 327 · in committee · niche
Valor Earned Not Stolen Act of 2025
- criminal justice
What this bill does
- This bill increases the prison sentence for falsely claiming military awards from one year to three years.
- It affects individuals who fraudulently claim to have received medals like the Medal of Honor or Purple Heart.
- The law takes effect upon enactment and applies to future violations of military award fraud.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would increasing prison time from one to three years change the behavior of people who falsely claim military honors?
- 02
What evidence suggests that longer sentences would be more effective than current penalties at preventing military award fraud?
- 03
How might this law affect military veterans and their families who are not engaged in fraud but share communities with those prosecuted?
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Sponsor · R-TX-24
Beth Van Duyne
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
12/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-09
Joining the bill
Richard McCormick
R-GA-7 · original
Anna Paulina Luna
R-FL-13 · original
David G. Valadao
R-CA-22 · original
Neal P. Dunn
R-FL-2 · original
Derrick Van Orden
R-WI-3
Donald G. Davis
D-NC-1
Nicholas A. Langworthy
R-NY-23
Richard Hudson
R-NC-9
Dan Newhouse
R-WA-4
Dan Crenshaw
R-TX-2
James R. Baird
R-IN-4
Diana Harshbarger
R-TN-1
Legislative timeline
2025-01-09 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2025-01-09 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-09 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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