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Seniors Taking on Phony Marketers Act of 2006

Introduced: March 16, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Mar 16, 2006
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform, and 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.
Mar 16, 2006
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Seniors Taking on Phony Marketers Act of 2006 - Amends the federal criminal code to increase from 10 to 15 years the additional term of imprisonment for telemarketing fraud aimed at individuals over the age of 55.

Authorizes appropriations for FY2007 for: (1) 50 new postal inspectors to investigate telemarketing fraud; (2) 30 new assistant U.S. attorneys to prosecute telemarketing fraud cases; and (3) public awareness and prevention initiatives to educate senior citizens about telemarketing fraud.

What's happening now March 16, 2006

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Government Reform, and 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jun 28, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4987: Seniors Taking on Phony Marketers Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4987/
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"H.R. 4987: Seniors Taking on Phony Marketers Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4987/.
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