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H.R. 8478 118th Congress House

Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors Act

Official title: To amend the Investor Protection and Securities Reform Act of 2010 to provide grants to States for enhanced protection of senior investors and senior policyholders, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 4, 2024 Introduced by: Josh Gottheimer Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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May 21, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
May 21, 2024
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 21, 2024

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 6

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 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 8 Republican 1
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Dec 17, 2024
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Casten, Sean
Illinois · Aug 16, 2024
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Aug 2, 2024
 D
Magaziner, Seth
Rhode Island · Jul 22, 2024
Nickel, Wiley
· Jul 22, 2024
 D
Tokuda, Jill N.
Hawaii · Jul 10, 2024
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jun 27, 2024
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 4, 2024
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · May 23, 2024
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Nunn, Zachary
Iowa · May 21, 2024
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8478: Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8478/
MLA
"H.R. 8478: Empowering States to Protect Seniors from Bad Actors Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8478/.
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H.R. 8478, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-8478/.
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