Veteran and Servicemember Consumer Protection Act
- Last Action
- 11/10/2023
Actions
- 2023-11-10Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
- 2023-11-09Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2023-11-09Introduced in House
- 2023-11-09Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-11-09 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (1)
- Marcus Molinaro (R-NY)
Subjects
- Consumer affairs
- Crime victims
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government information and archives
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Marketing and advertising
- Military personnel and dependents
- Postal service
- Telephone and wireless communication
- Television and film
- Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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