Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 8/11/2017
Actions
- 2017-08-11Referred to the Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection.
- 2017-08-04Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2017-08-04Received in the House.
- 2017-08-03Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 2017-08-02Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4715; text: CR S4715)
- 2017-08-02Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4715; text: CR S4715)
- 2017-08-01Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 191.
- 2017-08-01Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 115-141.
- 2017-08-01Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. With written report No. 115-141.
- 2017-01-24Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 2017-01-10Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 2017-01-10Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2017-08-02 (82)
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.
Cosponsors (2)
- Susan Collins (R-ME)
- Angus King (I-ME)
Subjects
- Advisory bodies
- Aging
- Business ethics
- 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
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