HR 1215 · 117th Congress · Commerce

Fraud and Scam Reduction Act

Introduced 2021-02-23· Sponsored by Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.(2022-05-24)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2021-04-15
Roll #104
Yea 396Nay 13
Democrats
208 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
188 Yea·13 Nay
PassedHouse · 2021-04-15
Roll #104
Yea 396Nay 13
Democrats
208 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
188 Yea·13 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Fraud and Scam Reduction Act This bill expands activities to address mail, telephone, and internet fraud, particularly such scams targeting older adults. The bill establishes a Senior Scams Prevention Advisory Group, which must create model educational materials to educate employees of retailers, financial-services companies, and wire-transfer companies on how to identify and prevent scams that affect older adults. Further, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) must establish an advisory office in the Bureau of Consumer Protection to assist the FTC in monitoring scams targeting older adults, educating consumers, and receiving complaints.…

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Cosponsors (20)

14 Democrats6 Republicans