US SB1490 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 3 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2016-11-15 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 663.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2015 (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 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.

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Title

Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2015

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-11-15SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 663.
2016-11-15SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 114-370.
2016-06-15SenateCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2015-06-03SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Same As/Similar To

HB2633 (Same As) 2015-06-05 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.

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