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HR 4483 117th Congress House

Veterans and Servicemember Consumer Protection Act of 2021

Official title: To establish a coordinator within the Federal Trade Commission to prevent fraud and scams targeting or adversely affecting military veterans and servicemembers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 16, 2021 See on congress.gov
Commerce Consumer affairsCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationExecutive agency funding and structure
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC)Fraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment information and archivesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaMarketing and advertisingMilitary personnel and dependentsPostal serviceTelephone and wireless communicationTelevision and filmVeterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jul 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Jul 16, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 16, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 19, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Veterans and Servicemember Consumer Protection Act of 2021

This bill directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to designate a coordinator within the Bureau of Consumer Protection to advise the FTC on preventing fraud targeting military veterans and service members and to assist the FTC in monitoring the market for mail, television, internet, telemarketing, and recorded message telephone call (robocall) fraud targeting those individuals.

The coordinator must (1) disseminate to veterans, service members, and their families and caregivers information about the most common fraud schemes, including methods of reporting complaints to the FTC; (2) make complaints immediately available to relevant law enforcement authorities; (3) publish information regarding the FTC's enforcement actions; and (4) maintain a website as a resource for information on fraud targeting those individuals.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4483: Veterans and Servicemember Consumer Protection Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4483/
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"H.R. 4483: Veterans and Servicemember Consumer Protection Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4483/.
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H.R. 4483, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4483/.
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