117th Congress (2021–2023) · House bill · Sponsor: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large]
This page covers HR1215 in the 117th Congress. Bill numbers start over every Congress, so HR1215 in another Congress is a different bill.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 1 |
| Chamber | House |
| Latest vote | 2021-04-15: Passed |
| Latest action | 2022-05-24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
| Policy area | Commerce |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
Fraud and Scam Reduction Act This bill expands activities to address mail, telephone, and internet fraud, particularly such scams targeting older adults. The bill establishes a Senior Scams Prevention Advisory Group, which must create model educational materials to educate employees of retailers, financial-services companies, and wire-transfer companies on how to identify and prevent scams that affect older adults. Further, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) must establish an advisory office in the Bureau of Consumer Protection to assist the FTC in monitoring scams targeting older adults, educating consumers, and receiving complaints.
Subjects: Advisory bodies, Aging, Congressional oversight, Consumer affairs, Crime prevention, Executive agency funding and structure, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Financial services and investments, Fraud offenses and financial crimes, Government information and archives
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-15 | House | 2/3 Yea-And-Nay | Passed | 271 | 6 | 12 | Official tally |
HR1215 (Fraud and Scam Reduction Act) was introduced in the 117th Congress (2021–2023) by Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large].
On 2022-05-24: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
1 recorded vote in the 117th Congress. The most recent, on 2021-04-15, was "2/3 Yea-And-Nay": Passed.