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Introduced
02/23/2021
02/23/2021
In Committee
05/24/2022
05/24/2022
Crossed Over
04/19/2021
04/19/2021
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023
01/03/2023
Introduced Session
117th Congress
Bill Summary
AN ACT To establish an office within the Federal Trade Commission and an outside advisory group to prevent fraud targeting seniors and to direct the Commission to include addi- tional information in an annual report to Congress on fraud targeting seniors, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill, titled the "Fraud and Scam Reduction Act," establishes a Senior Scams Prevention Advisory Group to collect information on educational materials and programs for retailers, financial services, and wire-transfer companies to help them identify and prevent scams targeting seniors. The bill also requires the Federal Trade Commission to establish an office within the Bureau of Consumer Protection to monitor the market for fraud targeting seniors, disseminate information to seniors and their families and caregivers, and establish procedures to log and acknowledge complaints from victims of such fraud.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (22)
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D)*,
Don Bacon (R),
Vern Buchanan (R),
Tony Cárdenas (D),
André Carson (D),
Ed Case (D),
Angie Craig (D),
Warren Davidson (R),
Theodore Deutch (D),
Brian Fitzpatrick (R),
Jenniffer González (R),
Jahana Hayes (D),
Robin Kelly (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Tom O'Halleran (D),
Ilhan Omar (D),
Bobby Rush (D),
Tom Suozzi (D),
Van Taylor (R),
Tim Walberg (R),
Peter Welch (D),
Nikema Williams (D),
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (on 05/24/2022)
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