3.0.0 982 2023-01-11T13:46:47Z 2023-01-11T13:46:47Z House HR 2021-02-11 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 26 (Thursday, February 11, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DEUTCH:H.R. 982.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the U.S. Constitutionand Clause 18 of Section 8 of Article I of the U.S.Constitution.[Page H502]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee Referred to 2021-02-12T21:38:50Z Referred to 2021-02-11T14:06:15Z Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2021 117 349 S 2021-02-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Identical bill CRS Fraud and Scam Reduction Act 117 1215 HR 2022-05-24 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2021-02-12 hsif17 Innovation, Data, and Commerce Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. Committee 2021-02-11 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2021-02-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-02-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 22 N W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2021-02-11 True B001260 Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] Vern Buchanan R FL 16 2021-02-11 True Commerce Advisory bodies Aging Business ethics Consumer affairs Crime prevention Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal justice information and records Executive agency funding and structure Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Marketing and advertising Telephone and wireless communication Commerce 00 2021-02-11 Introduced in House 2021-03-10T20:24:57Z Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2021

This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to establish an office within the Bureau of Consumer Protection to advise the FTC on preventing fraud targeting seniors and to assist the FTC in monitoring the market for mail, television, internet, telemarketing, and recorded message telephone call (robocall) fraud targeting seniors.

The office must (1) disseminate to seniors and their families and caregivers information about the most common fraud schemes, including methods of reporting complaints either to the FTC's national toll-free telephone number or to the FTC's Consumer Sentinel Network, where complaints become immediately available to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, state attorneys general, and other appropriate law enforcement agencies; (2) provide, in response to a specific request about a particular entity or individual, publicly available information regarding the FTC's enforcement action; and (3) maintain a website as a resource for information on fraud targeting seniors.

]]> Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2021 Display Title Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To establish an office within the Federal Trade Commission to prevent fraud targeting seniors, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr982ih/xml/BILLS-117hr982ih.xml 2021-02-12 Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce. 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.