[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8023 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8023

To require the Federal Trade Commission to include in the report of the 
Commission under the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act certain 
  information relating to scams disproportionately impacting seniors 
              during emergencies, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 16, 2024

 Ms. Kelly of Illinois (for herself and Mr. Balderson) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the Federal Trade Commission to include in the report of the 
Commission under the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act certain 
  information relating to scams disproportionately impacting seniors 
              during emergencies, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Seniors from Emergency 
Scams Act''.

SEC. 2. FTC REPORTING ON SCAMS DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTING SENIORS 
              DURING EMERGENCIES.

    The Chair of the Commission shall include in each report required 
to be submitted by the Chair under section 101(c)(2) of the Elder Abuse 
Prevention and Prosecution Act (34 U.S.C. 21711(c)(2)) after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, with respect to the period covered by the 
report, the following:
            (1) A description of the number and types of scams 
        identified by the Commission as disproportionately impacting 
        seniors during emergencies.
            (2) A description of policy efforts and recommendations of 
        the Commission to prevent such scams, especially as such scams 
        relate to future national emergencies.
            (3) A description of enforcement actions taken by the 
        Commission with respect to such scams.

SEC. 3. INCREASING AWARENESS OF SCAMS DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACTING 
              SENIORS.

    (a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall update its web portal to 
include the latest information, searchable by region and type of scam, 
on scams disproportionately impacting seniors, including information 
directing consumers where to report scams disproportionately impacting 
seniors.
    (b) Coordination With Media Outlets and Law Enforcement.--The 
Commission shall work with media outlets and law enforcement to 
distribute the information included in the web portal of the Commission 
pursuant to subsection (a) to seniors and their families and 
caregivers.

SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
        Trade Commission.
            (2) Senior.--The term ``senior'' has the meaning given the 
        term ``elder'' in section 2 of the Elder Abuse Prevention and 
        Prosecution Act (34 U.S.C. 21701).
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