US Congress Senate Bill 81 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum:
Status: Engrossed on August 4 2017 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-08-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) 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 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 on the most common schemes.

Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2017

Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]

Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]

Sen. Angus King [I-ME]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-08-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
2017-08-04	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2017-08-04	House	Received in the House.
2017-08-03	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2017-08-02	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4715; text: CR S4715)
2017-08-01	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 191.
2017-08-01	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 115-141.
2017-01-24	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2017-01-10	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

HB444 (Same As) 2017-01-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/81/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s81/BILLS-115s81is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s81/BILLS-115s81rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s81/BILLS-115s81es.pdf