Veteran and Servicemember Consumer Protection Act

Summary

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. 

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Timeline

1. 9 November 2023

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 9 November 2023

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 9 November 2023

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 10 November 2023

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 9 November 2023 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 9 November 2023

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 9 November 2023

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 9 November 2023

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Sponsors

• Morgan McGarvey · D · Sponsor
• Marcus Molinaro · R · Cosponsor
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