{"id":2397667,"date":"2025-01-31T17:45:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T22:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-republican-joined-by-north-carolina-democrat-on-stolen-valor-bill-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-31T17:48:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T22:48:04","slug":"texas-republican-joined-by-north-carolina-democrat-on-stolen-valor-bill-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-republican-joined-by-north-carolina-democrat-on-stolen-valor-bill-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Republican joined by North Carolina Democrat on stolen valor bill &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-republican-joined-by-north-carolina-democrat-on-stolen-valor-bill-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2397667&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The\u2063 article discusses U.S.\u200d Rep. Beth Van Duyne&#8217;s reintroduction\u2063 of the valor Earned Not \u200dStolen Act, which aims to increase penalties for fraudulent claims about military decorations.\u2062 this bipartisan effort is supported by North Carolina Democrat Rep. Don \u200cDavis, highlighting a \u200brare collaboration between \u2062parties. The bill seeks to extend the punishment for misrepresentation \u200bfrom\u200b one year to three years in prison, similar \u2064to penalties for\u2064 impersonating a public official. This legislative push follows incidents in the political arena that have raised awareness about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ive-been-with-some-of-you-when-weve-been-shot-at-biden-revives-story-of-being-under-fire\/\" title=\"\u2018I\u2019ve Been With Some Of You When We\u2019ve Been Shot At\u2019: Biden Revives Story Of Being Under Fire\">stolen valor<\/a>,\u2064 particularly involving Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Walz&#8217;s \u2062misstatements regarding his\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-lays-out-his-middle-east-policy-supporting-israel\/\" title=\"DeSantis backs Israel in Middle East policy.\">military\u200d service<\/a> have sparked controversy, giving momentum to\u2063 the legislation. The bill\u200c was introduced at the beginning of January 2023 and is currently under review by the Judiciary Committee.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Texas Republican joined by North Carolina Democrat on stolen valor bill<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1963768\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square) &ndash; Stolen valor snared attention in the presidential race through the actions of Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, and a Texas congresswoman has brought back her bill for increased penalties with the push of a North Carolina Democrat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>U.S. Rep. Beth Van Duyne three weeks ago reintroduced the Valor Earned Not Stolen Act, and thus far the 12 cosponsors even including one member of Walz&rsquo; party, Rep. Don Davis from North Carolina. Walz was on the failed presidential ticket of Kamala Harris.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Richard Hudson, R-N.C., in the 9th Congressional District that is home to the world&rsquo;s largest military base, is the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/327\/cosponsors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>other North Carolinian cosponsoring<\/strong><\/a>. The legislation would &ldquo;increase the penalty for fraudulent misrepresentation about the receipt of a military decoration or medal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Van Duyne&rsquo;s initial bill came long before Walz grabbed attention, and for other reasons. She first introduced it in 2021 &ndash; and only garnered three Republicans as cosponsors &ndash; after becoming aware of civilians trying to obtain government funding based on military accommodations.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/vanduyne.house.gov\/_cache\/files\/c\/d\/cdf7f5c2-6577-4367-b388-585e33365fda\/C73D4CE13A23D2E003D1B11394073080.valor-stolen-bill.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>She brought it back a second time July 18<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Stolen Valor Act of 2013, her release says, &ldquo;made it a federal crime for an individual to fraudulently represent themselves to have earned military decorations or medals with the intent to obtain money, property, or other tangible benefit with a punishment of up to one year in prison.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Her bill pushes the one year to three, similar to impersonating a public official. It also instructs a study and report on improper benefits received. The legislation introduced Jan. 9 is in the Judiciary Committee.<\/p>\n<p>The discovery in the campaign season, however, that Walz printed the wrong rank on coins that he himself distributed drew plenty of ire from veterans. Harris&rsquo; campaign in August adjusted his biography on the website because of a misrepresentation in his service time.<\/p>\n<p>All turned up the temperature on stolen valor.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Rep. Pat Harrigan, the Army Green Beret in North Carolina&rsquo;s 10th Congressional District seat,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecentersquare.com\/north_carolina\/article_f160b7e4-5b2e-11ef-b736-3b1ded6afbbd.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>went to an event in Pennsylvania for J.D. Vance<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;and said it did not seem likely Walz never <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">received final paperwork committing<\/a> his unit to a deployment in Iraq just before he quit. Harrigan said it was impossible to misspeak on such matters, called Walz a coward &ldquo;who betrayed his men at their greatest time of need.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Walz, regularly using the flawed military record in campaign stumps, was in the U.S. House from 2007-19. He&rsquo;s in the final two years of his second term as Minnesota&rsquo;s governor.<\/p>\n<p>Davis was among the first half-dozen signing on as a cosponsor. That he would support the Republican bill isn&rsquo;t far-fetched in the polarized fishbowl of Washington. He&rsquo;s a veteran from the Air Force,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dondavis.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/congressman-don-davis-ranked-fifth-most-bipartisan-us-house-representative-and\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>was ranked as one of the five most bipartisan members of the House last May<\/strong><\/a>, and won his campaign over Laurie Buckhout in the 1st Congressional District more moderate than hard left.<\/p>\n<p>Davis is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dondavis.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/congressman-don-davis-secures-top-assignments-powerful-committees-119th\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>vice ranking member<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp;of the Armed Services Committee in the House.<\/p>\n<p>In refiling the bill, Van Duyne&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepBethVanDuyne\/status\/1878144045605605579\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>posted to social media on Jan. 11<\/strong><\/a>, &ldquo;Bad actors are attempting to steal our servicemember&rsquo;s valor and defraud the government by falsely claiming to have earned military accommodations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1963768\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1963768\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Republican and North Carolina Democrat team up on stolen valor bill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2397668,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/north-carolina-state-capitol-istock-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36801,49621,49622,49620,32076],"class_list":["post-2397667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-bipartisan-legislation","tag-north-carolina-democrat","tag-stolen-valor-bill","tag-texas-republican","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/north-carolina-state-capitol-istock-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2397667"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2397671,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2397667\/revisions\/2397671"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2397668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2397667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2397667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2397667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}