Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2019

Summary

Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2019 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 the office to (1) log and acknowledge the receipt of complaints by individuals who believe they have fallen victim to such fraud in the Consumer Sentinel Network and to make such complaints immediately available to federal, state, and local law enforcement authorities; and (2) provide individuals with information on such fraud, including the most common schemes.

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• Engrossed in Senate (text)

  Engrossed in Senate · EN · 18 November 2020

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• Engrossed in Senate (PDF)

  Engrossed in Senate · EN · 18 November 2020

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• Passed Senate

  summary · EN · 18 November 2020

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 11 February 2020

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 11 February 2020

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 February 2019

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 14 February 2019

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 14 February 2019

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