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Veteran and Servicemember Consumer Protection Act

Introduced: November 9, 2023 Introduced by: McGarvey, Morgan Democratic · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Nov 10, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
Nov 9, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 9, 2023
Introduced in House
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Veteran and Servicemember Consumer Protection Act

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. 

What's happening now November 10, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.

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