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| House passes revamped Stolen Valor Act-Now Its about Money! |
| 2012-09-18 |
| The U.S. House of Representatives Thursday overwhelmingly passed a new version of the Stolen Valor Act, a bill aimed at people who lie about receiving military medals and then attempt to profit from the deception. The first version of the Stolen Valor Act was struck down by the Supreme Court as a violation of the First Amendment. The bill focuses not on people who lie about having medals they didn't earn, but on any profits they make from lying about the medals, which is essentially criminal fraud. Rep. Joe Heck (R-Nevada) sponsored the new bill. His office issued a release saying the bill passed by a vote of 410-3. |
| Posted by:Glump Ulomoger8487 |
| #1 Cool. Now it just has to pass the Senate and be signed by the Pres... Oh. Sigh. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2012-09-18 10:30 |