[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 584 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 584

 Designating March 7, 2024, as ``National Slam the Scam Day'' to raise 
  awareness about pervasive government imposter scams and to promote 
            education to prevent government imposter scams.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 8, 2024

 Ms. Collins (for herself, Mr. Kelly, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
  Scott of Florida, Mr. Rubio, and Mr. Braun) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Designating March 7, 2024, as ``National Slam the Scam Day'' to raise 
  awareness about pervasive government imposter scams and to promote 
            education to prevent government imposter scams.

Whereas hundreds of thousands of individuals in the United States are targeted 
        by government imposter scams each year, including Social Security-
        related and Internal Revenue Service-related government imposter scams;
Whereas government imposter scams involve scammers contacting individuals in the 
        United States and impersonating employees of government agencies, such 
        as the Social Security Administration, to demand payment or personal 
        information, which defrauds the people of the United States and erodes 
        trust in the government agencies that the scammers impersonate;
Whereas, since 2013, the fraud hotline of the Special Committee on Aging of the 
        Senate has received more than 10,000 complaints from individuals in all 
        50 States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 
        regarding possible government imposter scams;
Whereas there were more than 228,000 government imposter scams reported to the 
        Federal Trade Commission in 2023;
Whereas the Federal Trade Commission has estimated that victims lost more than 
        $617,000,000 to government imposter scams in 2023;
Whereas, according to the Federal Trade Commission, in 2023, older adults 
        reported larger median individual losses as a result of government 
        imposter scams than younger adults;
Whereas, according to the Federal Trade Commission, in 2023, individuals 
        reported losing more than $126,500,000 to Social Security-related 
        imposter scams;
Whereas, in 2023, Social Security-related imposter scams represented the largest 
        category of complaints received by the fraud hotline of the Special 
        Committee on Aging of the Senate; and
Whereas increased awareness of, and education about, government imposter scams 
        help to thwart government imposter scammers: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates March 7, 2024, as ``National Slam the Scam 
        Day'';
            (2) recognizes National Slam the Scam Day as an opportunity 
        to raise awareness about scams that involve individuals 
        impersonating government employees by any means, including by 
        mail, telephone, electronic mail, or internet websites 
        (referred to in this resolution as ``government imposter 
        scams'');
            (3) recognizes that law enforcement agencies, consumer 
        protection groups, telephone companies, area agencies on aging, 
        and financial institutions all play vital roles in--
                    (A) preventing government imposter scams from 
                targeting the people of the United States; and
                    (B) educating the people of the United States about 
                government imposter scams;
            (4) encourages--
                    (A) the implementation of policies to prevent 
                government imposter scams; and
                    (B) the improvement of measures to protect the 
                people of the United States from government imposter 
                scams;
            (5) encourages members of the public to--
                    (A) ignore solicitations from individuals falsely 
                claiming to represent government agencies;
                    (B) share information about government imposter 
                scams with family and friends; and
                    (C) report government imposter scams to--
                            (i) the Office of the Inspector General of 
                        the Social Security Administration;
                            (ii) the Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
                        Administration; or
                            (iii) the Federal Trade Commission; and
            (6) honors the commitment and dedication of the individuals 
        and organizations that work tirelessly to fight against 
        government imposter scams.
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