US Congress House Bill 2301 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-3)
Status: Introduced on April 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-04-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Pending: House Consumer Protection and Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to establish an office within the Bureau of Consumer Protection to advise the FTC on the prevention of 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 on 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. The FTC must establish procedures through the office to (1) log and acknowledge the receipt of complaints by individuals who believe they have fallen victim to such fraud in the Consumer Sentinel Network and to make such complaints immediately available to federal, state, and local law enforcement authorities; and (2) provide individuals with information on such fraud, including the most common schemes.

Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2019

Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]
Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]	Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]
Rep. Cindy Axne [D-IA]	Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-04-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
2019-04-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2019-04-12	House	Introduced in House

SB512 (Same As) 2020-11-19 - Held at the desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2301/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2301/BILLS-116hr2301ih.pdf