S 149 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Stop Senior Scams Act

Introduced Jan 16, 2019 Originated Senate Sponsor Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 15, 2020 Held at the desk.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 16, 2019
  2. Passed SenateJun 10, 2020
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Stop Senior Scams Act

This bill establishes a Senior Scams Prevention Advisory Group, which shall create model educational materials to educate employees of retailers, financial-services companies, and wire-transfer companies on how to identify and prevent scams that affect seniors.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 16, 2019 to Sep 26, 2019, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-KSJerry MoranOriginalJan 16, 2019
D-MTJon TesterSep 26, 2019

Actions 10

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 15, 2020Held at the desk.
  2. Jun 15, 2020Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  3. Jun 15, 2020Received in the House.
  4. Jun 10, 2020Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2898; text: CR S2898)
  5. Jun 10, 2020Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2898; text: CR S2898)
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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 2610Fraud and Scam Reduction ActRelated billDec 18, 2020

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 10, 2020Engrossed in Senate
  2. Dec 19, 2019Reported to Senate
  3. Jan 16, 2019Introduced in Senate

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