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Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2019

Introduced: February 14, 2019 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Nov 19, 2020
Held at the desk.
Nov 19, 2020
Received in the House.
Nov 19, 2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 18, 2020
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7082; text: CR S7082)
Nov 18, 2020
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7082; text: CR S7082)
Feb 11, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 418.
Feb 11, 2020
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker without amendment. With written report No. 116-215.
Apr 3, 2019
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2019

This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to establish an office within the Bureau of Consumer Protection to advise the FTC about the prevention of fraud targeting seniors and to assist the FTC with monitoring the market for mail, television, internet, telemarketing, and recorded message telephone call (i.e., robocall) fraud targeting seniors.

The office must (1) disseminate to seniors and their families and caregivers information about 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.

What's happening now November 19, 2020

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2610 Related bill Fraud and Scam Reduction Act
  • HR 2301 Identical bill Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2019
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 7 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jun 11, 2019
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jun 11, 2019
McSally, Martha
· Jun 11, 2019
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jun 11, 2019
 D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Jun 5, 2019
 D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jun 4, 2019
 I
King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jun 4, 2019
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jun 4, 2019
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 4, 2019
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 512: Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-512/
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"S. 512: Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-512/.
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S. 512, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-512/.
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