US HB444 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-2)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 11 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 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 to 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 the most common schemes.
Title
Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2017
Sponsors
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL] | Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL] | Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] | Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY] |
Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX] | Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY] | Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL] | Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV] |
Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH] | Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL] |
Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO] | Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA] | Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY] | Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA] |
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME] | Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA] |
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2017-01-25 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection. |
2017-01-11 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
2017-01-11 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB81 (Same As) 2017-08-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Subjects
Advisory bodies
Aging
Business ethics
Commerce
Consumer affairs
Crime prevention
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Marketing and advertising
Aging
Business ethics
Commerce
Consumer affairs
Crime prevention
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Criminal justice information and records
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
Government information and archives
Marketing and advertising
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/444/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr444/BILLS-115hr444ih.pdf |