United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4538 (114th)
Senior Safe Act of 2016
Introduced
11 February 2016
Last action
6 July 2016 · Introduced
Status
Received in the Senate.
Sponsors
Kyrsten Sinema, Bruce Poliquin, Mick Mulvaney, Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18], Martha McSally, PETER KING, Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1], Randy Hultgren, Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8], Stevan Pearce, Carlos Curbelo, Ann Wagner, Bill Posey, David Young, James Renacci, Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Senior$afe Act of 2016 This bill provides that: (1) a supervisor, compliance officer, or legal advisor for a covered financial institution who has received training regarding the identification and reporting of the suspected exploitation of a senior citizen (at least 65 years old) shall not be liable for disclosing such exploitation to a covered agency if such individual made the disclosure in good faith and with reasonable care; and (2) a covered financial institution shall not be liable for such a disclosure by such an individual if such individual was employed by the institution at the time of the disclosure and the institution had provided such training. A "covered financial institution" means a bank, a credit union, an investment adviser, or a broker-dealer. A "covered agency" means each of the federal financial institutions regulatory agencies or a state financial regulatory agency, law enforcement agency, or adult protective services agency. A covered financial institution may provide such training to each of its supervisors, compliance officers, or legal advisors who: (1) may come into contact with a senior citizen as a regular part of such employee's duties; or (2) may review or approve the financial documents, records, or transactions of a senior citizen in connection with providing him or her financial services.
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Timeline
11 February 2016
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Source: IntroReferral
11 February 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 February 2016
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 June 2016
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
16 June 2016
Vote
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 59 - 0.
Source: Committee
16 June 2016
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
5 July 2016
Floor
Mr. Garrett moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Source: Floor
5 July 2016
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 510.
Source: Calendars
5 July 2016
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 114-659.
Source: Committee
5 July 2016
Reported
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 114-659.
Source: Committee
5 July 2016
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
5 July 2016
Passed
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4249)
Source: Floor
5 July 2016
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4249)
Source: Floor
5 July 2016
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4538.
Source: Floor
5 July 2016
Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4248-4251)
Source: Floor
6 July 2016
Introduced
Received in the Senate.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Received in Senate · 6 July 2016 · Official file
- Engrossed in House · 5 July 2016 · Official file
- Reported in House · 5 July 2016 · Official file
- Introduced in House · 11 February 2016 · Official file
Documents
10 official files
Received in Senate (text)
Received in Senate (text)
Received in Senate · EN · 6 July 2016
Received in Senate (PDF)
Received in Senate · EN · 6 July 2016
Reported in House (text)
Reported in House · EN · 5 July 2016
Reported in House (PDF)
Reported in House · EN · 5 July 2016
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 5 July 2016
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 5 July 2016
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 5 July 2016
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 February 2016
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 February 2016
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 11 February 2016
Sponsors
- Kyrsten Sinema · D · Sponsor
- Bruce Poliquin · R · Sponsor
- Mick Mulvaney · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Murphy, Patrick [D-FL-18] · D · Sponsor
- Martha McSally · R · Cosponsor
- PETER KING · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Randy Hultgren · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Stevan Pearce · R · Cosponsor
- Carlos Curbelo · R · Cosponsor
- Ann Wagner · R · Cosponsor
- Bill Posey · R · Cosponsor
- David Young · R · Cosponsor
- James Renacci · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] · D · Cosponsor
- · hsba00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Senior$afe Act of 2015
- related to ← Financial CHOICE Act of 2016
Sources
PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.
- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4538
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4538
- us · 114-hr-4538 · source updated 5 December 2025