HRES 397 · 119th Congress · Commerce
Supporting the designation of May 8, 2025, as "National Scam Survivor Day".
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EnactedLatest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.(2025-05-07)
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H. Res. 397 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 397 Supporting the designation of May 8, 2025, as ``National Scam Survivor Day''. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 7, 2025 Mr. Steil (for himself, Mr. Harder of California, and Mr. Meuser) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Supporting the designation of May 8, 2025, as ``National Scam Survivor Day''. Whereas approximately 2,600,000 Americans filed fraud reports with the Federal Trade Commission in 2024; Whereas it is estimated that American citizens lost more than $12,500,000,000 to scams in 2024, an increase of $2,500,000,000 from the previous year; Whereas the Better Business Bureau found that 44 percent of scam reports in 2024 resulted in a dollar loss for the individual, with a 30 percent increase in average dollar loss per scam report; Whereas scammers continue to develop new strategies to target A…
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