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Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2017

Introduced: January 10, 2017 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 11, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Aug 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Aug 4, 2017
Received in the House.
Aug 3, 2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 2, 2017
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4715; text: CR S4715)
Aug 2, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4715; text: CR S4715)
Aug 1, 2017
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 191.
Aug 1, 2017
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 115-141.
Jan 24, 2017
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 10, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2017

(Sec. 2) This bill 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 such office to: (1) log and acknowledge the receipt of complaints by individuals who believe they have been a victim of such fraud in the Consumer Sentinel Network and make such complaints immediately available to federal, state, and local law enforcement authorities; and (2) provide individuals with information on such fraud as well as on the most common schemes.

What's happening now August 11, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 444 Identical bill Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2017
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1 Independent 1
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jan 24, 2017
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jan 10, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 81: Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-81/
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"S. 81: Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-81/.
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S. 81, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-81/.
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