Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 512
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Seniors Fraud Prevention Act of 2019
Active
Active
Passed Senate on Nov 18, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Feb 14, 2019
Latest Action
Nov 19, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
512
Congress
116
Policy Area
Commerce
Commerce
Primary focus of measure is business investment, development, regulation; small business; consumer affairs; competition and restrictive trade practices; manufacturing, distribution, retail; marketing; intellectual property. Measures concerning international competitiveness and restrictions on imports and exports may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Senate Votes (1)
House Votes (0)
checkPassed on November 18, 2020
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
A senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. If no Senator objects, the Senate permits the action, but if any one senator objects, the request is rejected. Unanimous consent requests with only immediate effects are routinely granted, but ones affecting the floor schedule, the conditions of considering a bill or other business, or the rights of other senators, are normally not offered, or a floor leader will object to it, until all senators concerned have had an opportunity to inform the leaders that they find it acceptable.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7082; text: CR S7082)
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.

Text (3)
November 18, 2020
February 11, 2020
February 14, 2019
Actions (10)
11/19/2020
Held at the desk.
11/19/2020
Received in the House.
11/19/2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
11/18/2020
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7082; text: CR S7082)
11/18/2020
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7082; text: CR S7082)
02/11/2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 418.
02/11/2020
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Wicker without amendment. With written report No. 116-215.
04/03/2019
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
02/14/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
02/14/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:44:09 PM