United States · Bill · S
S. 15 (117th)
Protecting Seniors from Emergency Scams Act
Introduced
22 January 2021
Last action
16 December 2021 · Reported
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 191.
Sponsors
Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS], Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Protecting Seniors from Emergency Scams Act This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to report on, and increase awareness regarding, scams targeting older adults. Specifically, the commission must report on the number and type of scams that target older adults and provide policy recommendations to prevent such scams; revise the commission's web portal with current information about such scams, including contact information for law enforcement and adult protective services agencies; and coordinate with media outlets and law enforcement to disseminate such information.
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Timeline
22 January 2021
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
22 January 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
28 April 2021
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Source: Committee
16 December 2021
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 191.
Source: Calendars
16 December 2021
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell without amendment. Without written report.
Source: Committee
16 December 2021
Reported
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell without amendment. Without written report.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported to Senate · 16 December 2021 · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · 22 January 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Reported to Senate (text)
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Reported to Senate (text)
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Reported to Senate (PDF)
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Reported to Senate
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Introduced in Senate
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Sponsors
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [I-AZ] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Cosponsor
- · sscm00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/15
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/15
- us · 117-s-15 · source updated 5 December 2025