2016: Schweikert Voted For The Preventing Crimes Against Veterans Act of 2016 Which Criminalized Knowingly Defrauding A Veteran Of Their Benefits. In April 2016, Schweikert voted for a bill that would have, according to Congressional Quarterly, "establish[ed] a penalty of a fine, imprisonment for a maximum five years, or both, for knowingly engaging in a 'scheme or artifice' to defraud an individual of their veterans benefits, or in connection with obtaining veterans benefits for that person." The vote was on a motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill. The House agreed to the motion, thereby passing the bill, by a vote of 411 to 0. The bill died in the Senate. [House Vote 140, 4/12/16; Congressional Quarterly, 4/12/16; Congressional Actions, H.R. 4676]