3.0.0 6954 2021-09-29T17:24:23Z 2021-09-29T17:24:23Z House H HR 2008-09-18 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-09-18T14:04:50Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-09-18T14:04:45Z 2008-09-18 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2008-09-18 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-18 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2008-09-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001230 Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2 N G000552 Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] Louie Gohmert R TX 1 2008-09-18 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2008-09-18 True S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 2008-09-18 True S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 2008-09-18 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2008-09-23 False K000366 Rep. Klein, Ron [D-FL-22] Ron Klein D FL 22 2008-09-24 False C001060 Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] Russ Carnahan D MO 3 2008-09-29 False Crime and Law Enforcement Aging Commemorative events and holidays Congressional oversight Crime prevention Crime victims Criminal procedure and sentencing Fraud offenses and financial crimes Law enforcement administration and funding Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2008-09-18 Introduced in House 2008-10-29T14:27:31Z Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2008 - Directs the U.S. Sentencing Commission to: (1) review and amend its sentencing guidelines to include the age of a crime victim in its criteria for determining whether a sentencing enhancement is appropriate; and (2) report to Congress on issues relating to the age of crime victims.

Directs the Attorney General to establish and administer a competitive grant program for mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud prevention education programs for senior citizens.

Expresses the sense of Congress with respect to public awareness of the impact of mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud on senior citizens.

]]> Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2008 Display Title Senior Financial Empowerment Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors in the United States, to promote efforts to increase public awareness of the enormous impact that mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud have on seniors, to educate the public, seniors, their families, and their caregivers about how to identify and combat fraudulent activity, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-09-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6954ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6954ih.xml 2008-09-18 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.